holdup
Произношение: [hoʊldʌp]
Слово
Контекст: «crime»
(noun) a situation where someone steals from another person, usually using force or threat. It's what you might call a robbery where the person doing it might have a weapon or scare the victim.
Пример
The police caught the man who tried to do a holdup at the bank.
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There was no holdup at the store last night, and everything was safe.
Пример
Did you hear about the holdup that happened downtown?
Контекст: «delay»
(noun) a pause or delay in something that was supposed to happen. It's like when you want to leave for school but your friend is running late.
Пример
There was a holdup in traffic, so we arrived late to the party.
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There was no holdup, and we made it to the movie on time.
Пример
What caused the holdup on the way to the airport?
Контекст: «delay»
(verb) to cause something to be delayed or held back. If you stop something from moving forward, you are holding it up.
Пример
The bad weather may holdup the construction of the new playground.
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Finishing the project was not holdup by any issues; it went smoothly.
Пример
Why did the rain holdup the game?
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