Synonyms of hanging fire

hanging fire

phrase

present participle of hang fire

as in delaying

to move or act slowly

He asked his team to hang fire until he was ready.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delaying
• lingering
• dragging
• crawling
• poking
• marking time
• falling behind
• dropping behind
• dragging one's feet
• strolling
• taking one's time
• creeping
• playing
• lagging
• loitering
• fiddling (around)
• puttering (around)
• fooling around
• pottering (around)
• hanging (around or out)
• shuffling
• dillydallying
• moping
• dawdling
• stalling
• monkeying (around)
• messing around
• diddling
• lollygagging
• tarrying
• staggering
• lounging
• slowing (down or up)
• idling
• dallying
• shilly-shallying
• trifling
• loafing
• sauntering
• decelerating
• ambling
• inching
• lolling
• procrastinating
• easing
• temporizing
• plodding
• lumbering
• filibustering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• flying
• racing
• rushing
• tearing
• running
• speeding
• ripping
• whirling
• hurrying
• scurrying
• hastening
• dashing
• bolting
• whizzing
• scudding
• coursing
• whisking
• scrambling
• rocketing
• barreling
• zipping
• scooting
• bowling
• hotfooting (it)
• darting
• hurtling
• careering
• speeding (up)
• hustling
• running
• humping
• stampeding
• jogging
• galloping
• trotting
• catching up
• breezing
• sprinting
• accelerating
• quickening
• overtaking
• outpacing
• outstripping
• outrunning
• fast-forwarding