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holding pattern
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A state of being prevented from proceeding
A temporary halt or slowdown of activity
Noun
▲
A state of being prevented from proceeding
holdup
delay
wait
detention
holdback
detainment
limbo
waiting path
stoppage
hold-up
stall
downtime
interruption
stop
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halt
suspension
pause
lag
stay
retardment
check
retardation
surcease
jam
showstopper
postponement
break
interlude
intermission
gap
lull
logjam
snag
obstruction
hindrance
hold
filibuster
prorogation
holding
setback
blockage
trammel
tie-up
problem
time wasted
time lag
moratorium
cooling-off period
discontinuation
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respite
lapse
recess
interim
entr'acte
rest
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hiatus
letup
impediment
impedance
hangup
bind
obstacle
cunctation
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putting off
procrastination
lingering
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remission
tarrying
gridlock
bottleneck
difficulty
hitch
glitch
traffic jam
snafu
trouble
block
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interregnum
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interstice
lacuna
spell
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hiccup
hiccough
layoff
pausation
time out
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end
parenthesis
standstill
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let-up
caesura
time-out
ado
ten
five
slowness
intervening period
intervening time
passage
smoko
half-time
course
term
span
passing
pause in the action
stalemate
impasse
abeyance
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cutoff
finish
checkmate
breath
ending
stopover
freeze
comma
beat
hole
hush
stillness
arrest
breathing spell
inaction
coffee break
closing
break-off
lapse of time
break off
happy hour
rest period
dead stop
full stop
Mexican standoff
communication breakdown
dead end
halting
ceasing
desisting
remaining
stopping
hesitation
terminating
deterring
more ❯
“Due to the ongoing investigation, the project is currently in a
holding pattern
, unable to move forward until clearances are obtained.”
Noun
▲
A temporary halt or slowdown of activity
suspension
moratorium
abeyance
dormancy
suspense
quiescence
doldrums
latency
deep freeze
cold storage
suspended animation
deferment
postponement
remission
recess
abeyancy
waiting
inactivity
stay
delay
deferral
adjournment
pause
intermission
discontinuation
downtime
freeze
a state of latency
a state of dormancy
a state of suspension
on ice
unconsciousness
inexpression
motionlessness
deathlike state
shelving
rescheduling
interruption
tabling
prorogation
letup
armistice
holdup
check
quiescency
on the back burner
temporarily deferred
hanging fire
in cold storage
a state of uncertainty
reserve
respite
break
hiatus
stoppage
halt
breather
cessation
standstill
reprieve
five
grace period
breathing spell
put-off
putting off
putting back
continuation
procrastination
deferring
rain check
arrest
rest
pigeonholing
mothballing
grace
extension
limbo
protraction
interlude
stopping
layoff
carrying over
continuance
rearrangement
temporary cessation
let up
time out
knocking off
taking five
suspension of proceedings
time-out
ampliatio
back burner
more ❯
“Due to the shortage of supplies, the company remained in a
holding pattern
, delaying the start of production.”
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