Source : WordNet®

hold over
     v 1: intimidate somebody (with a threat); "She was holding it
          over him"
     2: hold over goods to be sold for the next season [syn: {carry
        over}]
     3: keep in a position or state from an earlier period of time
     4: continue a term of office past the normal period of time
     5: hold back to a later time; "let's postpone the exam" [syn: {postpone},
         {prorogue}, {put over}, {table}, {shelve}, {set back}, {defer},
         {remit}, {put off}]