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Definition of a holdin' pattern
holding pattern
noun
- a period of waiting, during which little can be accomplished, until a particular external event occurs.
My life is basically in a holding pattern until I hear back from the grad schools I applied to.
- See more words with the same meaning: a period of time.
- See more words with the same meaning: to wait.
Last edited on Mar 26 2013. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Mar 26 2013.
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Other terms relating to 'a period of time': | |
Definitions include: unattractive. | |
Definitions include: for a long time. | |
Definitions include: "second." | |
Definitions include: abbreviated form of "session". | |
Definitions include: a short amount of time. | |
Definitions include: the potential of facilitating one's meeting of other people. | |
Definitions include: a long time. | |
Definitions include: a graffiti mural. | |
Definitions include: a long period of time. | |
Definitions include: a long time. | |
Definitions include: 24 hours, i.e. one day. | |
Definitions include: "moment". | |
Definitions include: a brief amount of time. | |
Definitions include: a short amount of time. | |
Definitions include: to take LSD. | |
Other terms relating to 'to wait': | |
Definitions include: to be standing or sitting somewhere. | |
Definitions include: to wait. | |
Definitions include: to calm down or wait. | |
Definitions include: to stay in one place and wait patiently. | |
Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
Definitions include: "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc. | |
Definitions include: to wait. | |
Definitions include: to sit around waiting for something to happen. | |
Definitions include: to wait. |
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Other terms relating to 'hold': | |
Definitions include: to have drugs. | |
Definitions include: to be superior to, in some way. | |
Definitions include: be there for you. | |
Definitions include: to be doing. | |
Definitions include: to wait. | |
Definitions include: to wait. | |
Definitions include: to wait patiently. | |
Definitions include: to have a respectable alcohol tolerance. | |
Definitions include: to maintain the proper operation of something, such as a business. | |
Definitions include: "wait a minute"; "hold on"; etc. | |
Definitions include: to agree with. | |
Definitions include: to wait. | |
Definitions include: to be inadequate. | |
Definitions include: to abandon a person after a crime has been committed, leaving them with incriminating evidence (literally) or blame (figuratively.) | |
Definitions include: said of a penis, extremely large. | |
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