hang fire

hang fire  {v. phr.}
1. To fail or be slow in shooting or firing.
Smith pulled the trigger, but the gun hung fire and the deer escaped.
2. To be slow in beginning; to be delayed; to wait.
The boys' plans for organizing a scout troop hung fire because they could not find a man to be scoutmaster.
Categories: verb
Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms

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