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Discover Ludwig"hold-ups" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used as a noun to refer to the delay of a plan, project, or process. For example: "Our team was frustrated by the hold-ups on the project."
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hold-ups
noun
Plural of hold-up
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So why the hold-ups?
All had incentives to minimize hold-ups.
At first their money is mostly made from hold-ups.
Bad weather will stop the planes leaving; this accounts for half of the hold-ups.
He found the rush of the hold-ups provided some relief from his psychological turmoil.
Armed hold-ups of pedestrians and motorists by young men on motorcycles are a common occurrence.
The culmination of a series of "hold-ups" was reached last night [Feb.
The hold-ups were caused by overhead wire problems at Nuneaton in the West Midlands.
Drivers edging past one another on the country roads exchange information about hold-ups.
"We also wanted to exclude residences, fire alarms, hold-ups and panic alarms.
"We would still respond to burglar alarms in residences, fire alarms, hold-ups and panic alarms.
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