HOLDING OVER Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

holding over

verb

present participle of hold over

as in postponing

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 holding over The country's telecom and internet service market is dominated by Reliance Chairman Mukesh Ambani's Jio and Sunil Mittal's Airtel, with both companies together holding over 80% market share. — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026 There are more than 300 such foundations across the country, holding over $40 billion in assets, according to Grantmakers In Health (paywall). — Laura MacDonald, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026 Landa worked with the Association to get the original project approved in 2017 after holding over 30 public meetings. — Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026 And moviegoers turned out to indies from Rosemead to The Chronology of Water, All That’s Left Of You and more, new and holding over, limited, wide and top ten. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for holding over

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But postponing change without knowing whom the current program reaches, whether people improve or what another year will cost is not risk avoidance.

— Stephen Sokoler, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
As well as postponing the doc, which is produced by Voltage TV, Netflix has also pulled the trailer from its YouTube channel.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of postponing

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And more people are entering the system than leaving it, delaying help for newly homeless families.

— Nicole Santa Cruz, ProPublica, 9 Oct. 2026
Though profits and revenue growth have generally been strong this year, the IPO market has stalled, with Oura and Bamboo Insurance delaying their offerings last month.

— Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026