hold please

Stay on line

Hold please is a polite request to wait, typically said when answering a phone call that must be transferred or when the speaker needs a moment before continuing: Hold please, I'll connect you to billing.

The phrase compresses "please hold" into a brisk, professional formula common in office and customer service settings.

Related
  • waitDelay until later
  • pauseTemporary cessation of activity
  • momentBrief period of time
  • lineContinuous mark or queue
  • telephoneVoice communication device

patience · operator · customer service · music · transfer · grip · grasp · clutch · embrace · suspend · delay · queue · ring · receiver · secretary · callback · call back · waiting room

Categories
Opposites
conversational status

hold pleasego ahead

Permission to begin

I'm ready · goodbye · I'm here · proceed · speak freely

call status

hold pleasego ahead

Permission to begin

goodbye · talk to you later · end call · disconnected

Family

hold, holds, held, holding, holder, holders, behold, beholden, beheld

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G