Word: holdoff
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: hol
doff
Definition: A delay or forebearance.
Morphemes:
Affix: hold
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To cause to wait or delay.
Affix: off
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from a post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent.