English-Finnish translations for holding pattern

• odotuskierros
• pito
  Sanotaan, että karjan pito on kannattamatonta.
  Grillin pito ei kannata.
  lomien pito ennen lomautusta

Definition of holding pattern

• A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land
• Any failure to advance; useless or unproductive activity

Examples

• The plane flew in a holding pattern for half an hour because one runway was closed.
• This project is in a holding pattern until all the parts arrive.

Related words

• holding
• smallholding
• withholding
• landholding
• slaveholding
• thresholding
• shareholding
• roadholding
• holding company