hold up x hold-up (holdup)

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- Rich People Never Hold Up (the) Payment Of (the) Bills
- They Never Hold Up on Any Payment
- There Has Been A Holdup (hold-up) On The Payment Of A Bill

I´m Not Sure Of When To Use The Preposition And The Articles...
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beachboy said:
- Rich People Never Hold Up (the) Payment Of (the) Bills
- They Never Hold Up on Any Payment
- There Has Been A Holdup (hold-up) On The Payment Of A Bill

I´m Not Sure Of When To Use The Preposition And The Articles...
Thanks
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Be careful about using holdup as one word. A holdup is the use of a gun to rob someone. To delay is always to hold up, two words.
 
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