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
For all the ups and downs in this musical saga about the life of legendary Jewish vaudeville star Fanny Brice, “Funny Girl” often leaves an impression of marking time.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2022
With the French army marking time, British general Haig was convinced that the outcome of the war depended on the armies under his command.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
