Synonyms for Hung fire:

• v.

  •defer (verb)
  • lengthen,
  • put on ice,
  • stall,
  • impede,
  • hold up,
  • intermit,
  • adjourn,
  • postpone,
  • hinder,
  • prorogue,
  • extend,
  • shelve,
  • set aside,
  • table,
  • procrastinate,
  • block,
  • obstruct,
  • prolong,
  • detain,
  • suspend,
  • waive,
  • delay,
  • slow,
  • remit,
  • put on hold,
  • lay over,
  • hang fire,
  • stay,
  • protract,
  • give rain check,
  • retard,
  • put on back burner.
  •hang back (verb)
  • drop back,
  • drop behind,
  • shy away,
  • hover,
  • trail,
  • hold back,
  • stay back,
  • shrink back,
  • straggle,
  • hang off,
  • lag behind,
  • stick.
  •postpone (verb)
  • put back,
  • pigeonhole,
  • hold over,
  • give a rain check,
  • defer,
  • hold off,
  • cool it.
  •procrastinate (verb)
  • lag,
  • play a waiting game,
  • tarry,
  • drag one's feet,
  • dally,
  • poke,
  • give the run around,
  • Shilly-shally,
  • wait,
  • dawdle,
  • loiter,
  • cool,
  • linger,
  • let slide,
  • temporize,
  • hesitate,
  • pause,
  • drag,
  • be dilatory,
  • play for time,
  • goldbrick.
  •stymie (verb)
  • defeat,
  • balk,
  • prevent,
  • puzzle,
  • cramp,
  • confound,
  • stump,
  • mystify,
  • stonewall,
  • dead-end,
  • snooker,
  • throw a monkey wrench into,
  • cut off,
  • nonplus,
  • hang up,
  • cramp one's style,
  • crimp,
  • thwart,
  • corner,
  • crab,
  • choke off,
  • foil.
  •suspend (verb)
  • eliminate,
  • lay on the table,
  • cease,
  • pink-slip,
  • cut short,
  • put off,
  • withhold,
  • count out,
  • put an end to,
  • lay aside,
  • debar,
  • inactivate,
  • break up,
  • halt,
  • omit,
  • check,
  • reject,
  • interrupt,
  • arrest,
  • hang,
  • rule out,
  • can,
  • exclude,
  • file,
  • discontinue,
  • stave off,
  • bar,
  • put a stop to,
  • lay off,
  • put on the shelf,
  • eject.

Antonyms for Hung fire:

• v.

  • defer
    forge, assist, let go, shorten, hurry, maintain, hasten, help, continue, force, DO, allow, further, advance, forward, facilitate, aid, expedite, abbreviate, push, support, carry out, encourage, promote.
  • hang back
    forge ahead.
  • postpone
    persevere.
  • procrastinate
    go, finish, quicken, rush, leave, go ahead, persist, accelerate, complete.
  • stymie
    explicate, explain, enlighten, release, clarify, clear up, abet.
  • suspend
    carry on, begin, open, rise, include, sustain, keep on, accept, add.