put a hold on

idiom

: to order that something is to be kept for a particular person or time

I asked the library to put a hold on the book for me.

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Executive actions signed by President Donald Trump have put a hold on $38 million in grants that Kansas City was counting on to pay for electrical vehicle charging stations and other clean energy programs. —

Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2025 However, the governors of California, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Ohio have put a hold on executions. —

Kate Linderman, Miami Herald, 22 Jan. 2025 Residents in rapidly growing Mooresville, and other areas in the Lake Norman region, have been asking local officials to put a hold on development. —

Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Jan. 2025 While Biden's attorney general, , has put a hold on the resumption of the death penalty remains a looming concern, especially given of overseeing executions during his presidency. —

Shamim Chowdhury, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for put a hold on

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