Hold it Definition 1 of 3Pro Tip 1/3Urgency Indicator Indicates an immediate need to pause or wait, often used urgently or in emergent situations. Hold it, there's something wrong with the machinery! Pro Tip 2/3Grab Attention Used to catch someone's attention quickly when they might be missing something important. Hold it, you've dropped your wallet! Pro Tip 3/3Conversation Pause Can be used to politely interrupt and insert your opinion or clarification in a conversation. Hold it, I think you may have misunderstood my point.