holdup

Measurement is a key holdup for some big brands because returns on creator campaigns can’t be quantified as easily as for traditional TV commercials.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 27, 2026

But every year, thousands of refunds are held up, and the IRS isn’t required to process them within a certain period or provide information to taxpayers on what is responsible for the holdup.

From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026

“He didn’t know what the holdup was in getting back to them on which university could be sued.”

From Salon ● Dec. 13, 2025

Deliveries are also delayed due to a holdup in supplies of General Electric's F-404 engines for the jets.

From BBC ● Mar. 3, 2025

It was true; half the students in the Hall were now waiting behind them, looking over one another’s shoulders to see what was causing the holdup.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling

Earlier this month, a federal grand jury in Boston indicted 10 Indian nationals for allegedly staging convenience-store holdups in Massachusetts and elsewhere to secure U visas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026

But he also acknowledged such holdups arise because new wind and solar farms will need more transmission lines to carry their output.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

He would not elaborate on the technical glitches that he said caused system delays, and he blamed holdups at certain locations on some volunteers who didn’t show up.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

The biggest holdups will be figuring out their new schedules and not overloading themselves with too many difficult nonconference games.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 20, 2024

The holdups were backing off, burning a lot of powder but doing no harm, and I guessed that their horses were in a bluff about five hundred yards from the track.

From Desert Conquest or, Precious Waters by Clarence H. (Clarence Herbert) Rowe