held over; holding over; holds over
: to continue (as in office) for a prolonged period
2
: to prolong the engagement of
the film was held over another week
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Noun
He is the only holdover from their last championship team.
This policy is a holdover from the previous administration.
Verb
the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through
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Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Thanksgiving’s female-skewing holdovers, Universal’s Wicked and Disney’s Moana 2, are eyeing $20M+ apiece over the Wednesday-to-Sunday frame.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
Lockerbie On December 21 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people, including 43 British citizens and 190 Americans.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Aided by strong holdovers, along with some potential help among the new wide releases, January could see grosses around $600 million.
—Tom Brueggemann, IndieWire, 2 Jan. 2025
Thanksgiving’s female-skewing holdovers, Universal’s Wicked and Disney’s Moana 2, are eyeing $20M+ apiece over the Wednesday-to-Sunday frame.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
That shaky hold over the chamber soured hopes that there would be a quick acquiescence to putting in place a Leadership team that had the support from Trump.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 3 Jan. 2025
Lockerbie On December 21 1988, flight Pan Am 103 was en route from Heathrow to JFK when a bomb exploded in its hold over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people, including 43 British citizens and 190 Americans.
—Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Holdover.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/holdover. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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hold over
intransitive verb
: to remain in a position or condition
one who holds over in possession of a building after the expiration of a term of years—B. N. Cardozo
B. N. Cardozo
holdover
noun
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