holdup
Example Sentences
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But every year, thousands of refunds are held up, and the IRS isn’t required to process them within a certain period or provide information to taxpayers on what is responsible for the holdup.
From Barron's
What’s the holdup? he wanted to know, according to people familiar with the matter.
One holdup, charging company executives say, is the cars themselves.
He would not say when the report is expected to be released or what the holdup is about.
From Los Angeles Times
The biggest holdup in the fiber boom, he said, is human capital for roles including drillers, foremen, splicers and aerial linemen.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
