“They said the hold-up was due to delays in calculating departmental budgets.”

“A man armed with a firearm and cutlass then stormed the house and announced a hold-up.”

“Since I was well back in the procession of creeping vehicles, it took me a while to figure out what the hold-up was.”

“When the temperatures do rise and tights become unbearable, try the airier option of hold-ups.”

“Traffic hold-ups at railway level crossings will considerably increase with more trains, the traffic study has found.”

“Many burglaries, hold-ups and car thefts are also never properly investigated.”