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hangs fire
phrase
present tense third-person singular of hang fire
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to move or act slowly
- He asked his team to hang fire until he was ready.
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“Hangs fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hangs%20fire. Accessed 16 May. 2022.
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