stave off (something)

to keep something away or keep something from happening.

The Federal Reserve lowered interest rates to boost the economy and stave off a recession.

Death is natural and inevitable — we can't stave it off forever.

Related vocabulary: ward off someone/something, fend off something

• be on the razzle
• be on the receiving end
• be on the right lines
• be on the right side of
• be on the right track
• be on the rocks
• be on the ropes
• be on the run
• be on the safe side
• be on the same wavelength
• be on the scrap heap
• be on the side
• be on the ... side
• be on the side of the angels
• be on the skids
• be on the square
• be on the threshold of
• be on the threshold of doing something
• be on the threshold of something
• be on the tip of tongue
• be on the tip of your tongue
• be on the wagon
• be on the warpath
• be on the wing
• be on the wrong end of