hold on
verb
held on; holding on; holds on
2
: to await something (such as a telephone connection) desired or requested
broadly
: wait
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Examples of hold on in a Sentence
the ancient beliefs still held on in remote mountain villages
hold on a minute—it's not your turn
Recent Examples on the Web
He also was called for holding on the game’s opening kickoff return.
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
Drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
With polls predicting neck-and-neck races in crucial battleground states, Trump and his allies have sought to retool their message around early and absentee voting in recent months while still trying to hold on to the hard line Trump drew against those practices in 2020.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024
The famous Woodstock Music and Art Fair was originally held on a farm in Bethel, New York from August 15-18, 1969.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
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Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2024
Drawings are held on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday nights.
—Ahjané Forbes, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2024
With polls predicting neck-and-neck races in crucial battleground states, Trump and his allies have sought to retool their message around early and absentee voting in recent months while still trying to hold on to the hard line Trump drew against those practices in 2020.
—Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2024
The famous Woodstock Music and Art Fair was originally held on a farm in Bethel, New York from August 15-18, 1969.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Hold on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%20on. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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