not able to hold it (in)

not able to hold it (in)

No longer able to prevent oneself from urinating. I tried to sit through the rest of the movie, but I wasn't hold it anymore and raced out of the theater to use the bathroom. I was worried our son wouldn't be able to hold it until we got home.See also: able, hold, not

not able to wait

to have to go to the bathroom urgently. (Also more broadly literal.) Mom, I can't wait. Driver, stop the bus! My little boy can't wait.See also: able, not, wait