put someone on hold

US /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɑːn hoʊld/
UK /pʊt ˈsʌm.wʌn ɑːn hoʊld/
"put someone on hold" picture
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jemanden in die Warteschleife legen, jemanden auf Halten legen

to make someone wait on the telephone during a call

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Please don't put me on hold, I'm in a hurry.
Bitte legen Sie mich nicht in die Warteschleife, ich habe es eilig.
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The customer service representative put me on hold for ten minutes.
Der Kundendienstmitarbeiter hat mich zehn Minuten in die Warteschleife gelegt.
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hold the linekeep waitingdelay the call
:
hold someone prisonerhold someone captivehold someone's attentionput someone on a pedestalput someone in their placeput someone to deathput someone in the picture