hang fire
Speech parts
1. hang fire - Noun
2. hang fire - Verb
Meaning
(of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
(figuratively) To wait or hold back.
We were told to hang fire on the decision until management came back with a proposal.
hang fire (plural hang fires)
(firearms) The situation when a gun does not immediately fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire shortly after.
Synonyms
dally
dawdle
stall
postpone
linger
shelve
procrastinate
hang around
hold off
hold over
fall behind
drop behind
hang back
Antonyms
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The Rolling Stones scored one more top 20 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1982, the No.20 hit " Hang Fire ".