Holding pattern and Promptness

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Holding pattern noun - An instance or period of being prevented from going about one's business.

Usage example: the couple has been trapped in this holding pattern for six months, as adoption officials create more red tape

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Promptness is an antonym for holding pattern.

Promptness noun - The quality or habit of arriving or being ready on time.

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Holding pattern is an antonym for promptness.

Nearby Words: prompt, promptly, prompting, promptitude

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Promptness and Holding pattern. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/holding_pattern/promptness

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Promptness or Holding pattern. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/holding_pattern/promptness.

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