Hold off time

Other times they copy their chromosomes but hold off parceling them out to their army of offspring until the time is right.

有的时候，它们会先复制下染色体，但是会等到特定的时间再集中生成后代。

If they're failing they should cut their dividend, but companies are reluctant to do that because it looks bad, so they hold off for a long time, not cutting.

如果效益不好他们应该减少红利，但是公司不愿意这样做，是因为这样显得很糟糕，所以他们一直拖延着不去减少红利。

Yet when Keith inquires about telling the police the suspicions surrounding George Ferragamo’s death, Palmer admits that they have decided to hold off for the time being.

可是，当基思查问为何不向警方说明乔治.菲拉格慕的死因有可疑时，帕默承认，他们决定暂时不将这事透露出去。