The phrase "a holdup of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where something is delayed or obstructed, often in the context of a robbery or a delay in a process.
Example: "The bank experienced a holdup of several hours due to the police investigation."
Alternatives: "a delay in" or "an obstruction of".
Mr. Watson was accused of firing the shot that killed a white patron in a holdup of a rural grocery store.
The New Yorker, October 23 , 1978P. 144 Early last month there were rumors that a holdup of federal loan guarantees to N.Y.C. might occur.
By Andy Logan The New Yorker, October 23 , 1978P. 144 Early last month there were rumors that a holdup of federal loan guarantees to N.Y.C. might occur.
Acting on a report of a holdup of a nearby grocery, a motor‐scooter patrolman, stopped the bus at Kingston Avenue and Eastern Parkway in the Crown Heights section.
In a continuous plant, drums have a holdup of a few minutes and are located between major equipment to supply feed or accumulate product.
Whenever I visit them in Sarasota -- where Grandpa moved after he was shot during a holdup of his Manhattan upholstery shop in the mid-1970s -- he likes to show me off to his many friends.
In 1993, Mr. Rivas seized hostages after an aborted holdup of a Toys R UsUstorere in El Paso in which he and his fellow robbers wore security uniforms and used walkie-talkies, just as they did in the Oshman's robbery.
Senator Mike Lee of Utah would not be able to declare a blanket holdup of every pending nominee, in retaliation against President Obama's recent recess appointments.
A holdup in approval of blood glucose self-monitors used by diabetics is a sign of this senselessness, says Kodama, who worked for several years at German drug and medical-equipment maker Bayer.
For riders, the cause of a holdup is immaterial: any issue can be laid at the feet of the transportation authority, especially if the skies are clear.
By the early 1960's he had made a documentary called "The People Versus Paul Crump," about a black man on death row accused of killing a guard in the course of a holdup at a baby-food factory.
