holding pattern

Example Sentences

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Fulham are now very much in a Premier League holding pattern.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

For now, prices are “in a holding pattern, waiting to see if the extra reserves pumped into the market run out before the patience of the warring parties,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

Treasury yields were little changed as ambiguous signals from the White House about the path forward in the Middle East keep traders in a holding pattern.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The bond market has moved into a holding pattern while traders parse his past statements.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

The school week is like a holding pattern.

From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King