holdover
Vestige from before
A holdover is something that remains from an earlier time—a person, practice, or thing that persists beyond its original context.
A political appointee who stays after an administration changes is a holdover; so is an outdated policy still in effect: The dress code is a holdover from the 1950s.
In real estate, a holdover tenant remains after a lease expires.
Matter left behind
- remainderWhat's left over
- vestigeFaint surviving trace
- remnantWhat stays after most goes
- surplusAmount exceeding requirement
excess · backlog · spillover · residual · balance · overage · unused · unspent
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
- datedOld-fashioned or courted
anachronistic · outmoded · bygone · relic · vestigial · superannuated · fossilized · passe
Inherited family treasure
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- relicPreserved ancient object
bequest · patrimony · ancestral · time-honored · historical · handed-down · generational · inherited
Added part or duration
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- postponementDelaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
- delayEnforced waiting period
adjournment · suspension · protraction · stalling · continuation · retention · perpetuation · maintenance
Stubbornly determined to continue
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- enduringPersisting through time
- resilientAble to recover quickly
steadfast · unyielding · obstinate · dogged · intransigent · immovable · ingrained · deep-rooted
residue
Matter left behind
surplus · excess · backlog · spillover · residual · balance · overage · unused · unspent · surviving
antiquated
Old and outdated
- obsoleteNo longer in use
- archaicBelonging to earlier times
- old-fashionedBelonging to earlier times
dated · anachronistic · outmoded · bygone · relic · vestigial · superannuated · fossilized · passe · outworn
heirloom
Inherited family treasure
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
- traditionCustom passed through generations
relic · bequest · patrimony · ancestral · time-honored · historical · handed-down · generational · inherited
extension
Added part or duration
- prolongationAct of extending duration
- postponementDelaying to later
- defermentAuthorized delay of obligation
delay · adjournment · suspension · protraction · stalling · continuation · retention · perpetuation · maintenance · preservation
tenacious
Stubbornly determined to continue
- stubbornRefusing to change course
- entrenchedFirmly established, resistant to change
- enduringPersisting through time
resilient · steadfast · unyielding · obstinate · dogged · intransigent · immovable · ingrained · deep-rooted · lingering
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- rentingtenant, landlord, rent, rental, renter
- box officebox office, gross, worldwide gross, opening weekend, ticket sales
- music chartsBillboard Hot 100, number one, chart-topper, top ten, pop charts
- remnantsremnant, residue, remainder, vestige, trace
- evictioneviction, eviction notice, eviction hearing, eviction process, unlawful detainer
holdovernew arrival
Person recently appearing
newcomer · new hire · fresh face · incoming · new blood
holdoverfresh start
Opportunity to restart unburdened
clean slate · new beginning · innovation · departure · change