assalto à mão armada; atraso; entrave
1. A robbery, especially one committed with a gun or other weapon
The bank reported a holdup yesterday afternoon.
O banco relatou um assalto à mão armada ontem à tarde.
2. A delay or obstruction; something that prevents progress
What's the holdup? We should have left an hour ago.
Qual é o atraso? Deveríamos ter saído há uma hora.
3. A person or thing that delays or obstructs
Traffic was the holdup that made us late.
O trânsito foi o que nos atrasou.
NYC Slang
stick-up; job (as in 'a job on Fifth Avenue')
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