buy time
To purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something elseTo purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else.
» We're just trying to buy some time.
Ми намагаємося виграти трохи часу.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else.
We need you to buy us some time, so distract the security guard for a few minutes.
Zeit gewinnen
вы́играть вре́мяvýigratʹ vrémja
act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
Examples
65 sentencesWe're just trying to buy some time.
Ми намагаємося виграти трохи часу. — deniko
I just needed to buy some time.
Мені просто потрібно було виграти трохи часу. — deniko
I just thought it might buy me some time.
Я просто подумала, що це може допомогти мені виграти трохи часу. — deniko
I just thought that it might buy me some time.
Я просто подумала, що це може допомогти мені виграти трохи часу. — deniko
Tom needs to buy time.
Тому потрібно виграти час. — deniko
ruТому нужно выиграть время. — marafon
Translations
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Forms
buys time, buying time, bought time, bought time| Base form | buy time · to buy time |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | buys time |
| Present participle | buying time |
| Past simple | bought time |
| Past participle | bought time |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
2 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle