holdbacks
Things causing delays
Holdbacks are portions of payment withheld until certain conditions are met.
In construction, a holdback ensures contractors complete punch-list items before receiving final payment.
In real estate transactions, funds may be held back pending repairs.
The term also applies to straps or devices that prevent something from moving forward, as on a horse's harness to keep a vehicle from rolling into the animal on downhill grades.
Obstruction preventing passage
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
- restrictionLimit on action
encumbrance · obstacle · bottleneck · check · curb · limitation · snag · setback
Conditional third-party deposit
Harness part controlling backward motion
barrier
Obstruction preventing passage
- constraintLimiting condition or rule
- hindranceBarrier to progress
- impedimentThing that obstructs progress
restriction · encumbrance · obstacle · bottleneck · check · curb · limitation · snag · setback · stumbling-block
escrow
Conditional third-party deposit
breeching
Harness part controlling backward motion
tie-backs
Curtain-securing fasteners
- curtain hardwarecurtain rod, curtain rods, curtain rings, curtain hooks, curtain track
- draperydrapery, curtain, swag, fabric folds, drape
- curtain tiebacks
- constraintsconstraint, limits, restrictions, deadline, restraints
- hardwaredoor handle, hinge, lock, latch, screw
- window treatmentscurtain, blinds, sheers, shades, shutters
holdbacksaccelerants
Substances hastening reactions
accelerators · catalysts · propellants · boosters · enablers
holdbacksreleases
Lets go or publishes
liberators · unblockers · openers · discharges · outlets
holdbacksadvances
Forward movements or progress
disbursements · releases · payouts · distributions · prepayments