Waiting, phone in hand

• In telephone hell?
• Hearing music on the phone, perhaps
• Waiting to talk to a real person, say
• Waiting for a phone rep, maybe
• Listening to bad music, maybe
• Listening to cheesy music, maybe
• Enjoying Muzak, often
• Waiting for an answer, perhaps

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context transitive rare English) To hold on (to). 2 (context intransitive rare English) To hold on.