hold your horses

Example Sentences

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Try to join it now and the Bananas website will tell you sure, go ahead, but be prepared to hold your horses till next season, my friend.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 2, 2025

But hold your horses, E.T. fans — it wasn't a UFO, either.

From Salon • Jul. 24, 2021

But hold your horses, my friends; this is not the long-awaited sequel to 2001’s immortal comedy “Joe Dirt,” which also headlined Mr. Spade as a longhaired grunge type.

From New York Times • Aug. 3, 2018

But hold your horses if you think that pop stars are the last people you want mouthing off about Isis.

From The Guardian • Jul. 8, 2015

“Just hold your horses, young lady. You’ve held on for this long. You can last a little longer.”

From "P.S. Be Eleven" by Rita Williams-Garcia