holding operation
noun [C]Definition
› something that is done as a temporary action in order to stop a bad situation from getting worse, or until further decisions can be made: Keeping interest rates low is a holding operation until there is a significant improvement in the economic situation.
(Definition of holding operation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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