"were on hold" is correct and usable in written English.
It is used to describe a situation in which something is in a state of suspension or delay and cannot proceed. For example: "The project was on hold until we secured more funding."
On January 7, the UN's Office of Iraq Programme reported that shipments valued at almost a billion and a half dollars were "on hold".
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Sitting next to the European head of one of the largest private equity houses in the world recently, he told me that some investment decisions in the UK were "on hold" due to the general election.
After they agreed, the documentary and web team were "on hold" for months while we waited for the next natural disaster to happen, and the Red Cross to be called in.
Upward pressure on the yen has been building thanks to an increasing perception that the next move in US rates might be down after Fed chair Janet Yellen hinted that plans for another rise to add to the one in December were on hold.
Women's rights, one civil society leader said, were on hold.
The customers were on hold.
Bishops' appointments were on hold.
William Collins, however, denied that the memoirs were on hold.
"China is jump-starting coal projects that were on hold," Jackson said.
He confirmed that all restorations were on hold while the issue was being investigated.
