buy time
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Plus, legacy software providers buy time to co-opt the artificial intelligence threat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
Any surprise intervention by the Japanese government to prop up the yen is likely nothing more than a stopgap measure to buy time, said Kenta Tadaide, chief currency strategist at Daiwa Securities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026
"Then you're just going to have to be as strong as you can, don't be clever, just get the ball away and buy time."
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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