Is there a way we can keep them on hold until our return?

"I have friends in power who will protect them until my return."

The general wanted anyone who was going there stopped and held until his return.

All she had to do was stick it out until his return.

I sat on the head of the staircase until his return.

It was as though they were prisoners until his return.

I suggest that you remain with us until his return.

"Keep things in order until my return," he called back.

That money would go into a separate security account until her return.

Apparently, the pair had simply been trying to pass the time until their return.