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| holding pattern (plural holding patterns) |
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1. waiting path of plane: a usually circular pattern held by an aircraft while awaiting permission to land
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2. limbo: a state of suspended action or progress
 He's in a holding pattern until he knows whether he's been given the scholarship.
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