Put on hold in Japanese

Definition

Definition in EnglishTo keep a caller waiting on the line without ending the call.

Definition in Japaneseかけてきた人を、電話を切らずにそのまま待たせておく。

Example sentences

• もう一台(いちだい)の電話機(でんわき)に火事(かじ)の通報(つうほう)が入(はい)ったから、煙探知機(けむりたんちき)のチラシのことで電話(でんわ)してきた女(おんな)の人(ひと)を保留(ほりゅう)にしたんだ。🔊

  When the fire call came in on the other telephone, I had to put on hold the lady asking about smoke alarm leaflets.

• 煙(けむり)の出(で)ている台所(だいどころ)から電話(でんわ)してきた人(ひと)を、十分(じゅっぷん)も保留(ほりゅう)にしておくなんてひどいよ。🔊

  Nobody likes being put on hold for ten minutes, least of all a man with smoke in his kitchen.

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