Synonyms for Hang fire:

• v.

  • defer
  • block
  ,
  • detain
  ,
  • impede
  ,
  • lengthen
  ,
  • obstruct
  ,
  • remit
  ,
  • retard
  ,
  • slow
  .
  • hang back
  • hold back
  ,
  • straggle
  ,
  • trail
  .
  • procrastinate
  • Shilly-shally
  ,
  • dally
  ,
  • dawdle
  ,
  • drag
  ,
  • goldbrick
  ,
  • linger
  ,
  • loiter
  ,
  • tarry
  .
  • stymie
  • balk
  ,
  • confound
  ,
  • corner
  ,
  • crab
  ,
  • cramp
  ,
  • crimp
  ,
  • cut off
  ,
  • defeat
  ,
  • foil
  ,
  • mystify
  ,
  • nonplus
  ,
  • prevent
  ,
  • puzzle
  ,
  • stonewall
  ,
  • stump
  ,
  • thwart
  .
  • suspend
  • arrest
  ,
  • bar
  ,
  • break up
  ,
  • can
  ,
  • cease
  ,
  • check
  ,
  • count out
  ,
  • cut short
  ,
  • debar
  ,
  • discontinue
  ,
  • eject
  ,
  • eliminate
  ,
  • exclude
  ,
  • file
  ,
  • interrupt
  ,
  • lay off
  ,
  • omit
  ,
  • pink-slip
  ,
  • put off
  ,
  • reject
  ,
  • rule out
  ,
  • withhold
  .

• Other relevant words:

• Intermitted
,
• Intermitting
,
• Prolonging
,
• Prorogued
,
• Proroguing
,
• Remitted
,
• Shelving
,
• cool it
,
• defer
,
• fire
,
• give a rain check
,
• give rain check
,
• hang
,
• hang back
,
• hang fire
,
• hanging fire
,
• hangs fire
,
• held over
,
• hold off
,
• hold over
,
• inactivate
,
• inactivated
,
• inactivates
,
• inactivating
,
• intermit
,
• laid aside
,
• lay aside
,
• lay on the table
,
• lay over
,
• lays aside
,
• postpone
,
• procrastinate
,
• prorogue
,
• prorogues
,
• protract
,
• put a stop to
,
• put an end to
,
• put back
,
• put end to
,
• put on back burner
,
• put on hold
,
• put on ice
,
• put on the shelf
,
• put stop to
,
• putting on hold
,
• set aside
,
• setting aside
,
• stymie
,
• suspend
,
• suspended
,
• Fust
,
• Prorogate
,
• adjourn
,
• be a sideliner
,
• be delayed
,
• be dilatory
,
• be in abeyance
,
• be postponed
,
• be put off
,
• be shelved
,
• be still
,
• be suspended
,
• be unproductive
,
• beguile the time
,
• bide one's time
,
• bring up
,
• bring up short
,
• coast
,
• come to naught
,
• come to nothing
,
• come up short
,
• cool one's heels
,
• delay
,
• drag out
,
• draw up
,
• drift
,
• extend
,
• falter
,
• fetch up
,
• filibuster
,
• fizzle out
,
• flash in the pan
,
• gain time
,
• halt
,
• hang in suspense
,
• hesitate
,
• hibernate
,
• hold
,
• hold on
,
• hold up
,
• hover
,
• idle
,
• kick one's heels
,
• lie dormant
,
• lie fallow
,
• make time
,
• mark time
,
• not budge
,
• pass the time
,
• pause
,
• peter out
,
• pigeonhole
,
• play for time
,
• prolong
,
• push aside
,
• put aside
,
• recess
,
• reserve
,
• rest
,
• set by
,
• shelve
,
• sit back
,
• sit it out
,
• sleep
,
• sleep on
,
• slumber
,
• smolder
,
• smoulder
,
• stagnate
,
• stall
,
• stall for time
,
• stand over
,
• stave off
,
• stay
,
• stick
,
• stop
,
• stop dead
,
• stop short
,
• stretch out
,
• table
,
• take time
,
• temporize
,
• vacillate
,
• vegetate
,
• wait
,
• wait and see
,
• waive
,
• while away the time
.
• drag on
• Recommence
,
• continue
,
• remain unfinished
,
• remain unsettled
,
• resume
.
• hang back
• drop back
,
• drop behind
,
• dropping behind
,
• drops behind
,
• hang off
,
• lag behind
,
• lagging behind
,
• shrink back
,
• shy away
,
• stay back
.
• impede
• hinder
.
• procrastinate
• Hesitated
,
• drag feet
,
• drag one's feet
,
• give run around
,
• give the run around
,
• let slide
,
• play a waiting game
,
• playing for time
,
• plays for time
,
• shillyshally
.
• stymie
• choke off
,
• choked off
,
• choking off
,
• cramp one's style
,
• cramp style
,
• dead-end
,
• dead-ends
,
• hang up
,
• snooker
,
• snookered
,
• throw a monkey wrench into
.

What are the hypernyms for Hang fire?

• Other hypernyms:

  delay, detain, halt, interrupt, pause, postpone, procrastinate, stall, suspend, wait.