holdups
Snags causing delays
Holdups are delays or obstacles that slow progress or prevent something from happening on schedule.
What's the holdup? is a common way to ask why something is taking so long.
A holdup is also a robbery, especially one where victims are threatened at gunpoint—the command to "hold up" your hands gave this crime its name.
In the plural, holdups can also refer to stockings that stay up without garters, held in place by elastic bands.
Armed robbery
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- muggingRobbery with violence
- armed robberyTheft with weapon threat
- banditArmed roadside thief
gunpoint · theft · hijacking · ambush · masked · getaway · cash register · convenience store
Reverse in progress
- snagUnforeseen complication
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
- interruptionBreak in continuity
slowdown · hitch · complication · traffic jam · backlog · gridlock · stall · standstill
stickup
Armed robbery
- heistOrganized large-scale theft
- muggingRobbery with violence
- armed robberyTheft with weapon threat
bandit · gunpoint · theft · hijacking · ambush · masked · getaway · cash register · convenience store · bank job
setback
Reverse in progress
- snagUnforeseen complication
- bottleneckConstriction limiting throughput
- obstacleSomething blocking the way
interruption · slowdown · hitch · complication · traffic jam · backlog · gridlock · stall · standstill · waiting
thigh-highs
Self-supporting leg hosiery
- garterStocking-securing elastic strap
- suspendersShoulder straps for trousers
- nylonsSheer synthetic hosiery
hosiery · lace top · elastic band · stay-ups · silk · sheer · seamed · vintage · lingerie · pinup
- bureaucracybureaucracy, bureaucrat, bureaucrats, red tape, civil service
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- Daily hasslesred tape, paperwork, delays, traffic, waiting
- failuresfailure, failures, flop, flops, bust
- runaroundsexcuses, stalling, avoidance, deflection, misdirection
- violenceviolence, physical attack, brutality, physical violence, aggression
holdupssmooth sailing
Untroubled progress forward
breakthroughs · progress · acceleration · facilitation · momentum
holdupsdonations
Gifts to organizations
gifts · protection · charity · security · law enforcement
holdupspunctuality
Being on time
ahead of schedule · timeliness · promptness · speed · quickness
- holdup manArmed robbery perpetrator