marking time
Example Sentences
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Most of the people marking time in the line did not look like devotees of The Row’s luxury goods.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025
Kxg7 33. g4!, and suddenly the White queen and major pieces have a clear path to the kingside while Black’s pieces are marking time.
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Between the check-ins, the lunar master clocks would keep marking time until the next synchronization.
From Scientific American • Jan. 26, 2023
They end with a color photographic scene in 1950, a subtle shift in camera technology marking time.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 31, 2022
I listen to my heart, wave upon wave, salty and red, continuing on and on, marking time.
From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood
