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单词 buy time
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buy time

to do something in order to be allowed more time:

He tried to buy time by saying he hadn't been well.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Delaying and wasting time

  • ado
  • be on ice idiom
  • bugger
  • bugger about
  • bugger sb about
  • carry
  • hold
  • hold sb/sth back
  • hold sb/sth up
  • hold up
  • ice
  • kick
  • kick the can down the road idiom
  • push
  • retardation
  • set sth/sb back
  • shelve
  • sit
  • sit on sth
  • spin your wheels idiom

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buy time

to do something that allows you to have more time to finish something:

He tried to buy time by saying he wasn't feeling well.
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