保 留 中(ほりゅうちゅう)

ほりゅうちゅう

noun, no-adjective

on hold; pending

business

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

Related Words

Compare: 未定(みてい) (undecided)

Compare: 検討(けんとう)中(ちゅう) (under consideration)

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Added 2026.4.30 22:39 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02

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