on ice
Pronunciation
  • (RP) IPA: /ɒn ˈaɪs/
  • (GA) IPA: /ɑn ˈaɪs/
Prepositional phrase
  1. (idiomatic) Not being use#Verb|used; temporarily unavailable or suspended; on hold.
    We're putting the new software features on ice until we can fix the existing bugs.
  2. Of an entertainment normally performed on a stage#Noun|stage: perform#Verb|performed by ice skaters as an ice show.
    We went to see Cinderella on ice.
  3. Of a sporting#Adjective|sporting or other contest#Noun|contest: in a state of assured victory for the leading#Adjective|leading contestant.
  4. Used other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: see on, ice



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