hold it
Wait a moment
Hold it is a command to stop or wait, often urgent: Hold it—you forgot your wallet.
It interrupts action or freezes someone in place: Hold it right there.
The phrase also means to delay urinating or defecating: I have to go—Can you hold it till the next exit?
Complete sudden stop
discontinue · pause · suspend · interrupt · break · quit · refrain · abstain
Perceive sound attentively
- focusConcentrated attention point
- heedGive careful attention
- noticeBecome aware of
- look hereDemand for attention
pay attention · hear me out · consider · stop and think · take note · one moment · just a second · hang on
Become less agitated
- steady onBritish caution phrase
- settle downBecome calm or established
- compose yourselfRegain emotional control
- get a gripRegain emotional control
Careful attention to risk
- carefulExercising caution and attention
- watch outWarning to be careful
- look outAlert cry or sentry
- heads upAdvance warning notice
alert · wait a minute · not so fast · think twice · slow down · steady · pump the brakes · red flag
halt
Complete sudden stop
desist · discontinue · pause · suspend · interrupt · break · quit · refrain · abstain · stay
listen
Perceive sound attentively
look here · pay attention · hear me out · consider · stop and think · take note · one moment · just a second · hang on · bear with me
calm down
Become less agitated
- steady onBritish caution phrase
- settle downBecome calm or established
- compose yourselfRegain emotional control
caution
Careful attention to risk
heads up · alert · wait a minute · not so fast · think twice · slow down · steady · pump the brakes · red flag · second thought
- photo directionssmile, pose, look at me, chin up, freeze
- Wait phraseshang on, just a sec, one moment, pause, stand by
- dog trainingdown, come, wait, treats, quiet
- break it upstop, cease, disperse, scatter, split
- bathroombathtub, bathroom, restroom, lavatory, faucet
- exclusionexclude, excluded, rule out, banned, bans