hang fire
The phrase “hang fire” has 2 syllables: hang fire
It's pronounced as /hæŋ faɪər/
What is synonym and antonym for hang fire?
In the thesaurus, “hang fire” has 5 synonyms and 23 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for hang fire along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for hang fire
- crawl
- delay
- drag
- linger
- poke
Antonyms for hang fire
- barrel
- bolt
- bowl
- breeze
- career
- course
- dash
- fly
- hasten
- hurry
- race
- rip
- rocket
- run
- rush
- scramble
- scurry
- speed
- tear
- whirl
- whisk
- whiz
- zip
Meanings of hang fire
- noun
- The situation when a gun does not immediately fire when the trigger is pulled, but may fire shortly after.
- verb
- (of a firearm) To fail to fire immediately when the trigger is pulled.
- To wait or hold back.
Example Sentences
- The decision on the new policy has been put on hold and will hang fire for a few weeks.
- They had to hang fire on the project until the legal issues were resolved.
- We decided to hang fire on making any changes until we received more feedback.
- His plans to expand the business are currently hanging fire due to financial concerns.
- The government chose to hang fire on the new law until further research could be done.
On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to hang fire, such as: barrel, bolt, bowl, breeze, career, course, crawl.
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