stall for time
Example Sentences
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This was supposed to be a way to stall for time until an emergency psychiatric response team could arrive and 5150 Lottie, a plan that the rest of the gang agreed to at first.
From Salon ● Feb. 10, 2025
To stall for time, his character arc is merely a bunt.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2023
And the team “killing” the penalty will seek to gain control of the puck and stall for time until the penalty expires.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 5, 2021
Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in New York, and then — if only to stall for time — might take another shot at the Supreme Court.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 10, 2020
Normally, this would’ve been her cue to stall for time with some clever Athena-like chitchat.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
