Idiom
hold that thought
Meaning
To pause in a conversation for an interruption.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“Hold that thought while I answer the door.”
“I know you have a great idea, but please hold that thought until I finish explaining this part.”
“The professor asked the student to hold that thought, as he intended to address that specific point later in the lecture.”
Examples
simple
“Hold that thought while I answer the door.”
contextual
“I know you have a great idea, but please hold that thought until I finish explaining this part.”
complex
“The professor asked the student to hold that thought, as he intended to address that specific point later in the lecture.”
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