holdoff

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noun

A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.

“There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.”

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Meanings

nounholdoff (plural holdoffs)

plural holdoffs

  1. A fixture or attachment intended to prevent direct contact between two objects.

    The ladder holdoff enabled him to clean the gutters easily without the ladder's weight damaging them.

  2. A delay or forbearance.

    There was a three-month holdoff in the decision.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
delaydilationhold-up

Origin

Deverbal from hold off.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

offhold
Cite this entry
APA

holdoff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdoff

MLA

“holdoff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdoff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “holdoff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/holdoff.

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