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gain time

VERB

delay

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adjourn bar block defer detain hamper hold impede keep obstruct postpone prevent prolong put off restrict shelve stall stay suspend withhold

STRONG

arrest check choke clog confine curb dawdle deter dilly-dally discourage drag encumber filibuster inhibit interfere intermit lag linger loiter procrastinate prorogue protract remand repress retard slacken table tarry temporize

WEAK

bide time hold over keep back lay over stave off

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon advance aid allow assist carry out continue do encourage expedite forward free further go help let go open permit promote release support

STRONG

complete finish hurry leave liberate push rush unblock

WEAK

dispatch hasten speed

Example Sentences

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A U.S. priority is to gain time for negotiations to free other hostages, said the sources, who spoke before the hostage releases were announced on Monday.

From Reuters • Oct. 24, 2023

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

EU lawmakers expressed concern last week that this may just be a ploy to gain time.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022

At the time, 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 • Nov. 30, 2021

The Bath minister stepped behind the pulpit again, wheezed some to gain time, and then figured that they would conclude the service with “Bringing in the Sheaves.”

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt

gain time

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