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
But we’re waiting for a new question that a stumped seventh-grader can use to stall for time: “Would you use it in a poem, please?”
From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2016
Buy yourself some time: If you do want to engage in a battle of wits, you can stall for time by repeating the last thing the person said.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 11, 2011
Some Libya-watchers say Gaddafi has floated the possibility of a peace deal several times to stall for time and weaken the resolve of the Western alliance to push him out.
From Reuters • Jul. 1, 2011
I already knew the answer, but I needed to stall for time.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
