on hold
01
in a suspended state to be considered and dealt with in the future
Idiom
例
The project is currently on hold due to budget constraints.
She put her travel plans on hold until she could save enough money.
02
waiting on the phone until the receiver speaks
Idiom
Informal例
We try not to keep people on hold for more than a couple of minutes.
After calling the airline to change my flight, I was placed on hold for several minutes while the customer service representative located available options.
