Synonyms for holding pattern
hold·ing pat·tern

Princeton's WordNet

1. holding patternnoun

   a state of inaction with no progress and no change

   "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"

2. holding patternnoun

   the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land

Matched Categories

1. • Flight Path
   • Inaction

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1. Jeff Kravetz:

   We're in a holding pattern until Friday, when we get the payrolls number.

2. Peter Cardillo:

   I think we will just stay in a mixed-to-holding pattern for the next day or two until the earnings season begins to move into full gear next week.

3. Suzanne Hutchins:

   Investors are in a holding pattern, they are waiting for a trade deal.

4. Joe Mendoza:

   We don’t want to move forward with anything else without every single piece of information, we’re just in a holding pattern until we can get those people interviewed.

5. Steve Vladeck:

   The court's summary rulings today in a pair of redistricting cases from North Carolina seem to drive home that the justices are not in a hurry to reconsider claims of partisan gerrymandering after sidestepping two major cases earlier this term, but that they will continue to pay close attention to claims that district lines were drawn due to race-based considerations, of course, whether Justice( Anthony) Kennedy's successor will tip the scales in favor or against these claims more categorically remains to be seen, so today's decisions are perhaps best understood as putting things into a holding pattern.