All the sentences have errors. A correct example is: Progress is on-hold until I receive direction (from the leader). If you don’t include ‘from the leader’ you need context which explains what you mean by direction. Progress is on-hold until I receive instructions. You can also use ‘hold’ as a noun, but then ‘progress’ sounds too vague. There’s a hold on the project.

Sure! So, for the sentences you provided, we should use either the present or future tense because you're talking about something happening now or in the future. The sentence in the present tense could look like this, "The progress is on hold until I receive direction from..." And the sentence in the future tense could look like this, "The progress will be delayed until I receive direction from..." I hope that helps!

HELD is not the best way of trying to expressing this. Try Held up, On hold, Delayed, Stopped, etc. No. 3 is the best sentence.

I am not sure but I think the third one is the best