Synonyms of hold off (on)

hold off (on)

verb

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time

we held off on accepting the invitation in the hopes that something better would come along

Synonyms & Similar Words

• postpone
• delay
• defer
• put over
• hold over
• put off
• lay over
• hold up
• wait
• remit
• shelve
• hesitate
• suspend
• stretch (out)
• pause
• stay
• slow
• retard
• prolong
• detain
• lengthen
• extend
• protract

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• work (on)
• do
• deal (with)
• act
• decide (upon)