stall for time
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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
The clock would be easy to circumvent if the pitcher could simply step off the rubber or throw a pickoff to stall for time.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 21, 2023
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
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
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
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