holdup
nounUK /ˈhəʊldʌp/
US /ˈhoʊldʌp/
A holdup is when someone stops you and takes your things by force.
The bank was closed after a holdup earlier that morning.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A delay that makes something happen later than planned.
There was a holdup on the highway, so we arrived late.
3. A problem that stops something from moving forward.
The paperwork holdup kept the project from starting.
4. An act of stopping someone or something.
The guard's holdup of the truck caused a long line.