How is “hold on” used?

In Brief Encounter (1945), one line is: “Hello. ls Mrs. Norton there, please? Yes. l'll hold on.”

Which movie is “hold on” from?

The clip at the top of this page is from Brief Encounter (1945).

Hello. ls Mrs. Norton there, please? Yes. l'll hold on.

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used to tell sb to wait or stop; to keep holding sth / sb; used on the telephone to ask sb to wait until they can talk to the person they want

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オックスフォード映画の 75%
used to tell sb to wait or stop
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to keep holding sth / sb
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used on the telephone to ask sb to wait until they can talk to the person they want

定義：Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 第 9 版