hang fireDELAYto wait for a short while before you do something 暂时不做，稍作等待 I think we should hang fire for a week. 我想我们应该等一星期再说。
hang fire• The case is hanging fire for the moment, pending some changes in the paperwork filed so far.• But while their charges hang fire for three or four years, the company has made its joint.
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