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Onhold vs Standby - What's the difference?

onhold | standby |

As verbs the difference between onhold and standby

is that onhold is to hold on (to) while standby is wait briefly: an alternative spelling of nocap=1|lang=en.

As a noun standby is

state of readiness without being immediately involved.

onhold

English

Verb

  • (rare) To hold on (to).
  • *1882 , Keningale Robert Cook, The king of Kent :
    • She leaped and trembled; still onheld his gripe, And gnawed her waning life.
  • *2008 , An Apple A day:
    • Because of economic downturn, I onhold my dream first and use my lovely office's notebook IBM Thinkpad T60P as my best friend.
  • (rare) To hold on.
  • *1919 , Middlesbrough (England). Education Committee, Proceedings :
    • Resolved, That the Minutes of the Meeting of the Secondary Committee onheld 8 July, 1918, be and they are hereby confirmed.

    Derived terms

    * (l)

    standby

    English

    Alternative forms

    * stand-by

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • State of readiness without being immediately involved.
    • ''The troops were on standby in case of an attack.
  • (travel) Waiting at the airport in the hope of getting a seat on a flight that is already booked out.
  • Something that is standard, well-tested, or frequently used.
    • That recipe is an old standby , and she keeps the ingredients around in case of unexpected guests.

    Verb

    • Standby while I check that for you.

    Quotations

    * (English Citations of "standby") English nouns with irregular plurals