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buy time

Idioms

Increase the time available for a specific purpose. For example, Renting an apartment buys them time to look around for a new house.

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buy time

The two sides agreed to extend an existing agreement on trade by two months, pushing its expiration to Jan. 10 to buy time for a broader deal.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

Plus, legacy software providers buy time to co-opt the artificial intelligence threat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

It quelled pressure from some of his unionist rivals and, as a political strategy to buy time, it paid off.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Warsh would buy time to make other changes at the Fed that he has long advocated.

From Barron's ● May 6, 2026

Another strategy is to buy time by saying “er...” in the hope that Hangman's concentration'll lapse and you can sneak the word out.

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

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