hold off

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hold off

1. pitää loitolla, torjua

   So far they have been able to hold off the islamic militants.

   Italy is trying to hold off Asian textile competition.

2. lykätä jonkin tekemistä

   I usually hold off doing things until the last moment.

   How much longer can they hold off on political reform.

   Washington has held off on imposing tariffs on $150 billion in Chinese goods. (New York Times)

3. olla satamatta (vastoin odotuksia), pysyä poutaisena

   Luckily it held off until we got home.

   It turned very stormy all of a sudden but held off during our picnic.