关于Holdup的意思和用法的提问

A: wait a second or are you serious

A: @lulu46789@hopkins256 can you please pronounce it

A: or it could mean "Wait" but in this context it means "Problems"

A: "this is a holdup!" Is a statement generally made by someone who is robbing or stealing from a store. It is used to actively tell the establishment that: "Hey I'm about to rob this place so nobody move"

A: Friend: Hey you want to go to the gym?
Me: Hold up, let me get my shoes

A: "What's the holdup?" means something isn't happening, or is happening too slowly.

"I've been in this line for an hour. What's the holdup?"

"What's the rush?" means something is happening quickly.

"Hey hey slow down, what's the rush? You'll get there eventually. Don't wreck the car!"