holding pattern | Idiomator

Meaning: (aviation)A path taken by anaircraftwaiting to land.The plane flew in aholding patternfor half an hour because onerunwaywas closed.; (idiomatic)Any failure toadvance; useless or unproductive activity.This project is in aholding patternuntil all the parts arrive.December 15 2022, Samanth Subramanian, “Dismantling Sellafield: the epic task of shutting down a nuclear site”, inThe Guardian‎[1]:All of Sellafield is in aholding pattern, trying to keep waste safe until it can be consigned to the ultimate strongroom: the geological disposal facility (GDF), bored hundreds of metres into the Earth’s rock, a project that could cost another £53bn.

Examples:

EN: Now leaving holding pattern for approach.
ES: Hemos empezado las maniobras de aproximación... y aterrizaje.
EN: Enter your holding pattern.
ES: Introduzcan sus coordenadas.
EN: Maintain flight level 200 in the Deer Park holding pattern.
ES: Mantenga nivel de vuelo 2-0-0 según panel de control.
EN: Incoming traffic's in a holding pattern.
ES: Se suspenden todos los aterrizajes.
EN: I've...been in a holding pattern over you all day.
ES: Disculpe.. quise acercarme todo el día...
EN: Follow me in a tight holding pattern.
ES: Síganlo de cerca, sobrevuelen a 15 metros de él.
EN: Lock in a holding pattern.
ES: Asciendan y asuman formación de espera.
EN: We must be in a perpetual holding pattern.
ES: Debemos estar en un perpetuo patrón de espera.
EN: There's a holding pattern on the tape.
ES: Hay un patrón de espera en la cinta.
EN: Request that you remain in a holding pattern till then.
ES: Te piden que hasta entonces seas paciente.
EN: Isadora, keep these skunks in a holding pattern.
ES: Isadora, mantén vigilados a estos zorrillos.
EN: I'm kind of in a holding pattern here.
ES: Estoy en una especie de vaivén aquí.
EN: The alarm goes off, that puts us in a holding pattern.
ES: Suena la alarma, eso nos pone en un patrón de espera.
EN: We're back in the holding pattern.
ES: Estamos de nuevo en el patrón de espera.
EN: I want reports only. We're in a holding pattern.
ES: Sólo quiero informes, no actúen.

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