hold on

to wait.

• Just hold on a second.
• Hey, hold on a second.
• Can you hold on a second?
• Now, hold on just a second.
• Could you hold on a second?
• All right, hold on a second.
• Can you hold on for a second?
• Could you hold on for just a second?
• Now just hold on a minute.
• Would you hold on a minute?
• Could you hold on a minute?
• Now you just hold on for a minute.
• Don't hang up, but hold on please.
• Please hold on a moment.
• Can you hold on a moment?
• Can you hold on a sec?
• The telephone operator asked the caller to hold on until a connection was made.

to hold tightly.

• He held on to my hand tightly.
• She held on to my hand tightly.
• I held on to the rope tightly so I wouldn't fall.
• When Jane played horse with her father, she held on to him tightly.
• Climb on my back and hold on tightly to my neck. I'll take care of everything else.
• Please hold on to the strap.
• Tom held on to the rope as long as he could.
• He held on to the rope.
• Tom held on to the rope.
• She took a strong hold on the rope.
• My daughter held on to my coat sleeve and would not let me go.