on hold
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Any payments to creditors - people or companies they owe money - are put on hold while proposals to restructure the business are drawn up.
From BBC ● Sep. 25, 2026
“This was premised on a convergence in U.S. rates with those abroad as the Fed remained on hold and other central banks caught up,” said the Morgan Stanley team.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
It expects the Federal Reserve to raise its key rate by a quarter of a percentage point before the end of this year, and to remain on hold throughout 2027.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026
Now that combination — which boasts a combined 236½ sacks — is on hold.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Vinny assumed he was about to be offered a job, but soon after they started to talk, Eisman received an emergency call on the other line and put Vinny on hold.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
