保留中(ほりゅうちゅう)

ほりゅうちゅう
noun, adjective-no
on hold; pending
1. on hold; pending; in abeyance
The state of something being temporarily suspended or deferred, awaiting a decision or further action. Used for phone calls, decisions, applications, and projects.
電話(でんわ)が保留中(ほりゅうちゅう)です。
The call is on hold.
この案件(あんけん)はまだ保留中(ほりゅうちゅう)だ。
This matter is still pending.
予算(よさん)の承認(しょうにん)が保留中(ほりゅうちゅう)のため、プロジェクトを始(はじ)められない。
We can't start the project because budget approval is pending.

Composed of 保留(ほりゅう) (holding; reserving; deferring) and 中(ちゅう) (during; in the middle of). The suffix 中(ちゅう) indicates an ongoing state.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 電話(でんわ)保留中(ほりゅうちゅう): call on hold
  • 審査(しんさ)保留中(ほりゅうちゅう): review pending
  • 判断(はんだん)保留中(ほりゅうちゅう): decision pending
  • 保留中(ほりゅうちゅう)の案件(あんけん): pending matter
  • 保留中(ほりゅうちゅう)のまま: left pending

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 未定(みてい): undecided; not yet determined — no decision has been made, but there is no implication of active deferral
  • 審議中(しんぎちゅう): under deliberation — actively being discussed, not deferred
  • 停止中(ていしちゅう): suspended; stopped — implies a more definitive halt, not just a deferral
  • 検討中(けんとうちゅう): under consideration — actively being examined, not shelved
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