gain time
Example Sentences
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Employers try to delay the elections as long as possible, “aiming to gain time within which to undermine the union,” the board observed.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 1, 2023
It said: "Travel measures that significantly interfere with international traffic may only be justified at the beginning of an outbreak, as they may allow countries to gain time."
From BBC • Dec. 30, 2022
EU lawmakers expressed concern last week that this may just be a ploy to gain time.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022
“The great aim is to gain time in the fight against the virus,” she said.
From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2020
On learning of this request the crowd outside the Tribune booed and hissed, correctly interpreting the move as an attempt to gain time to lobby for more votes.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
