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If someone puts a plan or project on ice, they delay doing it.
The deal was put on ice for three months.
The $40 million-a-month aid payments will remain on ice.
Synonyms: pending, forthcoming, imminent, awaiting More Synonyms of on ice
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on ice in British English

in abeyance; pending
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on ice in American English

US
1.  Slang
in readiness, reserve, or safekeeping
2. 
in abeyance
3. 
with success or victory ensured
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Examples of 'on ice' in a sentence
on ice

His game remains on ice, the guessing games are back to boiling point.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Put the champagne on ice and see your doc.
The Sun (2013)
We thrive on ice ages and environmental catastrophes.
Dyson, Freeman Infinite in All Directions (1989)
The company could announce as soon as tomorrow that it will put the plan on ice until conditions improve.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
But did human yearning and biology put itself on ice while humanity took care of Hitler?
Giles Whittell Spitfire Women of World War II (2007)
They put grace on ice.
Christianity Today (2000)
DRIVING a Ferrari on ice and snow on top of a mountain is not advisable.
The Sun (2011)
I need to put my fertility on ice, before it runs out on me.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
For now, though, the champagne should remain on ice.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But in Westminster, the champagne remains on ice.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And his display will not have gone unnoticed at Stamford Bridge where the champagne will remain on ice for the time being.
The Sun (2010)
(phrase) 
Definition
in readiness or reserve
The $40 million aid package will remain on ice for a month.
Synonyms
pending
The final decision was listed as pending.
forthcoming
his opponents in the forthcoming election
imminent
They warned that a storm was imminent.
awaiting
unsettled
They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues.
impending
He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.
in the balance
undecided
The release date for his record is still undecided.
up in the air
The President's trip is still very much up in the air.
in the offing
undetermined
hanging fire
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Additional synonyms

in the sense of forthcoming
Definition
about to appear or happen
his opponents in the forthcoming election
Synonyms
approaching,
coming,
expected,
future,
imminent,
prospective,
impending,
upcoming
in the sense of hanging fire
Synonyms
postponed,
delayed,
suspended,
shelved,
pending,
put off,
put back,
undecided,
on ice,
in abeyance,
in cold storage
in the sense of imminent
Definition
likely to happen soon
They warned that a storm was imminent.
Synonyms
near,
coming,
close,
approaching,
threatening,
gathering,
on the way,
in the air,
forthcoming,
looming,
menacing,
brewing,
impending,
at hand,
upcoming,
on the cards,
on the horizon,
in the pipeline,
nigh (archaic),
in the offing,
fast-approaching,
just round the corner,
near-at-hand

Nearby words of
on ice

  • on edge
  • on fire
  • on form
  • on ice
  • on impulse
  • on its or your last legs
  • on no account

Related terms of
on ice

  • skate on thin ice

Synonyms of 'on ice'

on ice

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Additional synonyms

in the sense of impending
Definition
(esp. of something bad) about to happen
He had told us that morning of his impending marriage.
Synonyms
looming,
coming,
approaching,
near,
nearing,
threatening,
forthcoming,
brewing,
imminent,
hovering,
upcoming,
on the horizon,
in the pipeline,
in the offing
in the sense of undecided
Definition
(of an issue or problem) not agreed or decided upon
The release date for his record is still undecided.
Synonyms
unsettled,
open,
undetermined,
vague,
pending,
tentative,
in the balance,
indefinite,
debatable,
up in the air,
moot,
iffy (informal),
unconcluded
in the sense of unsettled
Definition
(of an argument or dispute) not resolved
They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues.
Synonyms
unresolved,
undecided,
undetermined,
open,
doubtful,
debatable,
up in the air,
moot
in the sense of up in the air
Definition
uncertain
The President's trip is still very much up in the air.
Synonyms
uncertain,
vague,
unclear,
doubtful,
dubious,
unsettled,
unsure,
unresolved,
in the balance,
undecided,
hazy,
unconfirmed,
vacillating,
undetermined,
unfixed
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