stall for time

We wait for many, many months for the trial to start as Trump's team uses every trick in the book to stall for time.

To stall for time, his character arc is merely a bunt.

The clock would be easy to circumvent if the pitcher could simply step off the rubber or throw a pickoff to stall for time.

"Banks are trying to stall for time," the banker said.

Hazel tried to collect her thoughts, stall for time, but it was difficult while staring down the smoking barrels of those flintlocks.