Buy Time (Verb)
Meaning
Act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage.
Classification
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
Examples
- The politician's speech was seen as a tactic to buy time before announcing the unpopular policy decision.
- The company filed for bankruptcy to buy time and avoid liquidation of their assets.
- By negotiating the extension of the deadline, the students hoped to buy time to complete their project.
- The stalled vehicle was used as a ploy to buy time while the accomplices made their escape.
- The diplomats made a statement to buy time and ease tensions between the two conflicting nations.