What does "hold fire" mean?

To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone.

What is a synonym for "hold fire"?

Common synonyms include: cease firing, ceasefire, defer action, delay, delay action, moratorium.

Hold fire

verb

verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone. intransitive
2
To delay taking action. intransitive
"I have seen so much really credible evidence that the situation did not devolve the way we're being told it did. And then, another body of credible evidence that it was very different from what we're being told it is that I'm holding fire until I see the Warren Commission report on the assissination of JFK."

Synonyms

All synonyms

cease firing ceasefire defer action delay delay action moratorium

Antonyms

All antonyms

danish skyde discharging fire fire away

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"I have seen so much really credible evidence that the situation did not devolve the way we're being told it did. And then, another body of credible evidence that it was very different from what we're being told it is that I'm holding fire until I see the Warren Commission report on the assissination of JFK."

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