Sentence examples for in a holding pattern for from inspiring English sources

"It's kind of in a holding pattern for the moment," said one organizer, Adam Shapiro.

Yet on a larger scale, Ms. Hill has been in a holding pattern for more than a decade.

Having arguably seized Metallica's mantle as metal's masters some time ago, Atlantan behemoths Mastodon have been locked in a holding pattern for their last three albums, waiting to be accorded the stadium-rock status enjoyed by their forebears.

But while the Fed is most likely to remain in a holding pattern for the bulk of 2019, another rate rise toward the end of the year or in 2020 cannot be ruled out.

But European diplomats have been loath to acknowledge publicly that diplomacy on Iran's nuclear development is in a holding pattern for the next eight months because they fear that Iran will only use that time to make progress on its nuclear program, which Iran says is for peaceful purposes.

One friend, who asked to speak anonymously because he did not want to be seen as violating Mr. Spitzer's confidences, said: "I think that he'll sort of be in a holding pattern for a while doing his father's real estate stuff while the legal stuff gets sorted out.

So we're in something of a holding pattern for now.

"Let's say we're in a holding pattern, waiting for further explanation".

"Most consumers have been in a holding pattern, waiting for a reason to buy a car.

Official Washington is in a holding pattern, waiting for Barr to release what he will of Mueller's report.

Just as crucially the team seemed to be in a holding pattern waiting for 2010 MVP David Ferreira to return from injury and rescue their season.