Difference between 'hold off' and 'hold on'

[eltrinco]

i just wondering what is the difference between 'hold off' and 'hold on' command?

 

[phinds]

They both mean to wait before doing something, but I thing in general use, "hold on" means to stop something that you are about to do right now where as "hold off" means to put off for quite a while something that you were going to do sometime soon but not necessarily immediately. That is, "hold on" is a more immediate command.

Also, because of the immediacy, "hold on" is usually said in a more urgent way than "hold off".

So a conversation might go like this:

A: I'm going to shoot that guy right now
B: WHOA. Hold on!
A: What, you don't want me to shoot him?
B: Well, maybe, but let's hold off on that until we find out for sure if he's who we think he is.

 

[berkeman]

:rofl:

 

[Mark44]

eltrinco, in case you don't know, phinds is pulling your leg.

Without any context for where you're seeing these commands, people can't give you a serious answer.

 

[rezeew]

The difference between 'hold off' and 'hold on' commands depends on the context in which they are used. In general, 'hold off' means to delay or postpone something, while 'hold on' means to wait or pause for a short period of time.

In scientific experiments or data analysis, 'hold off' may refer to delaying a particular action or step until a later time, while 'hold on' may refer to temporarily pausing a process or analysis in order to gather more information or make adjustments.

In computer programming, 'hold off' may refer to preventing a particular action from occurring, while 'hold on' may refer to keeping a program running or waiting for a specific event to occur.

Overall, the difference between 'hold off' and 'hold on' commands lies in the specific actions or processes they are associated with and the intended outcome of those actions.