holding pattern
Example Sentences
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Many of the software startups that launched in the early 2010s, Medina said, aren’t growing fast enough to elicit any real interest from public-market investors, putting them in a holding pattern.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026
Fulham are now very much in a Premier League holding pattern.
From BBC ● May 25, 2026
So, as it stands, both Jersey and the Isle of Man are in a holding pattern, waiting for their respective assisted dying bills to get pass into law.
From BBC ● Feb. 26, 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
