hold sb/sth up Значение & определение

Значение на hold sb/sth up на български

• 0 to delay someone or something:

  • Traffic was held up for several hours by the accident.

• 1 to steal from someone using violence or the threat of violence:

  • They held the same bank up twice in one week.

  • He was held up at gunpoint by a gang of masked youths.

• 2 to stop something getting somewhere, or making progress:

  • The documents were held up in the post, so the sale was delayed.

  • I was held up by traffic and arrived half an hour late at the meeting.

  • The problems with the new system would hold up the project.