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View usage for: phrase [VERB inflects]If you hang fire, you delay making a decision about something. All I can suggest is that you just hang fire and wait a minute or two and try again. Last week, banks and building societies were hanging fire on interest rates. Synonyms: put off, delay, stall, be slow More Synonyms of hang fire See full dictionary entry for firehang fire in British Englishb. to delay or be delayed hang fire in British Englishb. to procrastinate See also fire (sense 16) hang fire in American English 1. to be slow in firing said of a gun 2. to be slow in doing something 3. to be unsettled or undecided See full dictionary entry for hang to wait and not do anything for a while Banks and building societies are hanging fire on interest rates to see how the Frenchvote in their referendum. Synonyms of 'hang fire'put off, delay, stall, be slow More Synonyms of hang fire Definition to put off doing something I've got to hang fire on that one. Synonyms put off be slow vacillate hang back Additional synonymsDefinition to put (something) off to a later time I delayed my departure until she could join me. Synonyms put off, suspend, postpone, stall, shelve, prolong, defer, hold over, temporize, put on the back burner (informal), protract, take a rain check on (US, Canadian, informal) Definition to put off (an action) until later We often procrastinate when faced with something we do not want to do. Synonyms delay, stall, postpone, prolong, put off, defer, adjourn, retard, dally, play for time, gain time, temporize, play a waiting game, protract, drag your feet (informal), be dilatory Definition to employ delaying tactics towards (someone) Tomas had spent all week stalling over a decision. Synonyms play for time, delay, hedge, procrastinate, stonewall, beat about the bush (informal), temporize, drag your feet- hang about or around
- hang around with someone
- hang back
- hang fire
- hang on
- hang on or upon something
- hang onto something
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