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Definitions

hang fire

VERB

defer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn delay extend hold up postpone prolong set aside shelve stall suspend waive

STRONG

block detain hinder impede intermit lengthen obstruct procrastinate prorogue protract remit retard slow stay table

WEAK

give rain check lay over put on back burner put on hold put on ice

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance allow carry out continue do expedite forward further maintain shorten

STRONG

abbreviate aid assist encourage facilitate help let go promote push support

WEAK

force forge hasten hurry

VERB

hang back

Synonyms

WEAK

drop back drop behind hang off hold back hold off hover lag behind pause procrastinate shrink back shy away stay back stick straggle trail

Antonyms

WEAK

forge ahead

VERB

postpone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn defer delay hold up shelve suspend

STRONG

pigeonhole prorogue table

WEAK

carry forward carry over cool it give a rain check hold off hold over lay over put back put on back burner put on hold

Antonyms

STRONGEST

advance continue expedite forward further hasten hurry

WEAK

carry out do maintain persevere

VERB

procrastinate

Synonyms

STRONGEST

dawdle hesitate

STRONG

dally drag lag linger loiter pause prolong protract stall stay tarry temporize wait

WEAK

be dilatory defer drag one's feet give the runaround goldbrick hold off let slide play a waiting game play for time postpone shilly-shally suspend

Antonyms

STRONG

abbreviate advance carry out complete continue do expedite finish forge forward further go hasten help hurry leave persist push rush shorten

WEAK

accelerate go ahead quicken

VERB

stymie

Synonyms

STRONGEST

choke off crimp foil impede obstruct stall stonewall thwart

STRONG

balk block confound corner crab cramp defeat mystify nonplus pigeonhole prevent puzzle shelve snooker stump

WEAK

cramp one's style cut off dead-end give the runaround hang-up hold off hold up put on back burner put on hold throw a monkey wrench into

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abet advance aid assist forward help support

STRONG

allow clarify clear up enlighten explain explicate let go release

WEAK

encourage

VERB

suspend

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn arrest bar cease defer discontinue eject exclude file halt interrupt postpone put off reject rule out shelve stay waive withhold

STRONG

can check debar eliminate hang inactivate intermit omit pigeonhole procrastinate prorogue protract retard

WEAK

break up count out cut short hang up hold up lay aside lay off lay on the table lay over pink slip put a stop to put an end to put on back burner put on hold put on ice put on the shelf stave off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

accept add advance allow begin carry on carry out continue do encourage expedite forge forward go include keep on release

WEAK

complete finish persist sustain

Example Sentences

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Anyone hoping to book flights to see relatives in Europe this Christmas might want to hang fire.

From BBC

Stanley claimed that the point-blank shot to Boushie’s head was a “freak accident”, possibly the result of an unlikely mechanical failure known as hang fire, according to his defense.

From The Guardian

A key element of Stanley’s defence was that there was a delay, known as “hang fire,” between his pulling of the trigger and the discharge of the weapon.

From The Guardian

Expert witnesses for both the prosecution and defence testified that the gun showed no indication of “hang fire” or any other malfunction.

From The Guardian

“The weather plays a huge part in when the road opens. And when it’s safe enough for the public. You can’t have a whole bunch of hang fire up there when people start coming up the road.”

From Washington Times

hang fire

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