buy time
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"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
Such a move would buy time, but also run the risk of enraging Trump at a delicate moment in U.S.-Mexico relations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
Air defense is meant to buy time for offensive operations that neutralize enemy launch capabilities, said Colby Badhwar, a Canadian security analyst.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 5, 2026
I tapped my pencil on my notebook, trying to buy time.
From "From Twinkle, with Love" by Sandhya Menon
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