englishing.app
Interface Language
EN English BN বাংলা HI हिन्दी ES Español FR Français DE Deutsch RU Русский ZH 简体中文 JA 日本語
Content Language
Same as website language EN English BN Bengali HI Hindi ES Spanish FR French DE German RU Russian ZH Chinese JA Japanese
Login
Home Courses Vocabularies PDF Videos

hold up

Phrasal-verb Office

Meaning

to cause delay or slow down progress

Example Sentences

"The server issue held up the entire team's work for hours."

Related Expressions

point back to

to refer to something in the past as a cause or source

balance workloads across

to distribute tasks evenly among people

dig in

to begin doing something with determination and effort

break into production

to start producing something new; to begin manufacturing on...

ease out tension

to reduce or remove feelings of stress

pour down

to rain very heavily