stop the clock
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Postpone a deadline by not counting the elapsing hours. For example, Management agreed to stop the clock so that a new contract could be negotiated before the present one expired. [Mid-1900s]
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Words nearby stop the clock
stop short, stop sign, stop someone's clock, stop street, stopt, stop the clock, stop thrust, stop time, stop up, stop volley, stopwatch
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