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Noun
                                                
                        
                            holding pattern
                        
                                                
                    
                    Definition: a state of inaction with no progress and no change; "you should go into a holding pattern until he gets over his disappointment"
                                                
                        
                            holding pattern
                        
                                                
                                                    
                
                    
                    Definition: the flight path (usually circular) maintained by an aircraft that is awaiting permission to land
Definition: A path taken by an aircraft waiting to land.