HOLD OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

hold over

verb

Definition of hold over

as in to postpone

to assign to a later time the golf tournament had to be held over until the line of thunderstorms had passed through

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Recent Examples of hold over And for music fans, a look back at the best of the Daisy Chain Fields held over the weekend. — James Ward, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026 Thursday in the first round of the last of three FedEx playoff events held over a three-week period. — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026 The tradition is held over two nights, allowing more incoming students to participate. — Wakisha Bailey, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026 The 78th Emmy Awards will be held over three nights, on September 5, 6 and 14. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 25 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hold over

Recent Examples of Synonyms for hold over

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The Gulf’s conference season is usually packed into the cooler months, and the last quarter of 2026 is even more crammed because events in the spring were postponed due to the war.

— Manal Albarakati, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
This Sunday’s game against Wisconsin at Lambeau Field in Green Bay was actually supposed to be played in 2020 but was postponed because of the pandemic’s disruption of nonconference schedules.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of postpone

Verb

During the first quarter of this year, around $130 billion worth of data center projects were blocked or delayed due to local opposition, according to a report from Data Center Watch.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Aug. 2026
The classroom pipeline feeds directly into Russia’s conscription system, which requires all 18-year-old men to complete one year’s military service, though in reality many avoid or delay being drafted.

— Bloomberg, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of delay

Verb

Cao’s deeper subject here concerns the wagers people make on their futures and, by extension, the ways risk is deferred and abstracted in our gamified, appified, casino-like present.

— Pablo Larios, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
Edwin Díaz The Dodgers outbid the New York Mets for the services of closer Edwin Díaz, agreeing to a three-year, $69 million contract (with much of it deferred).

— Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of defer

Verb

After losing nearly a stroke and a half to the field on the greens in Round 1, Åberg has gained nearly three strokes putting over the last two days.

— Justin Ray, New York Times, 19 July 2026
The company’s Super+ membership is approaching one million members and has helped customers put over $1 billion back in their pockets.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 7 July 2026