hold fire

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English

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Verb

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hold fire (third-person singular simple present holds fire, present participle holding fire, simple past and past participle held fire)

  1. (intransitive) To wait for an opportunity to shoot (with a firearm) at something or someone.
  2. (intransitive) To delay taking action.

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