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.