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If rain or a storm holds off, it does not start immediately.

to remove the inside of something:

to offer a possibility, solution, hope, etc.:

to give another person control of someone or something, or responsibility for dealing with him, her, or it:

to examine a document or subject with someone in order to explain it or to get their help or opinion on it:

If a film, play, etc. is held over, it is shown or performed more times than was originally planned, usually because it is very popular with the public.

If rain or a storm holds off, it does not start immediately.

to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should:

to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should:

If you hold someone or something back, you stop him, her, or it from coming or moving forward:

to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should:

to stop someone or something developing or doing as well as they should: