put 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
In practical terms, the government wanted permission to keep building while it tries to persuade the Supreme Court to hear the case, with the lower court’s injunction put on hold in the meantime.
From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026
Vojtech Vyhnak has put on hold plans to hire workers for his custom canvas printmaking business that he would normally be preparing to add now for the busy Christmas season.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
The uncertainty in funding has put on hold future missions to Uranus, Venus and Enceladus, and a return of rock and soil samples from Mars, Dreier said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
“Actually, our training is going to have to be put on hold for a minute because I have to take care of something,” he said.
From "Proud" by Ibtihaj Muhammad
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