hold-up

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

ˈhold-up [hold-up hold-ups] BrE NAmE noun
1. a situation in which sth is prevented from happening for a short time
Syn: ↑delay
•What's the hold-up?
•We should finish by tonight, barring hold-ups.
• (BrE)Sorry I'm late. There was a hold-up on the motorway.
2. (also ˈstick-up especially in NAmE)an act of stealing from a bank, etc. using a gun
•a hold-up at the local supermarket
See also: ↑stick-up

Example Bank:
•What's the hold-up?