Hold phrasal verb for "waiting until something happens" [closed]

I'm looking for the "hold" phrasal verb that means that I will stop doing something until something else is ready.

"John's report is input to my task so I will wait for that

Would that be? => "John's report is input to my task so I will hold off/on/back for that


Solution 1:

hold off means:

to not do something immediately:

  • They've decided to hold off on buying a car until they're both working. (Cambridge)

M-W points out the transitive and intransitive uses of this phrasal verb.

(transitive verb) to defer action on : POSTPONE/to block from an objective : DELAY

  • hold off a decision

(intransitive verb) to defer or temporarily stop doing something

In your sentence

John's report is input to my task so I will hold off for that.

hold off is used intransitively with the meaning I will not continue my task until John files in his report.