play for time
US /pleɪ fər taɪm/
・UK /pleɪ fə taɪm/
B2
idm.Delay action to gain more time.
Negotiators tried to play for time before making a final decision.
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What happens next in Iran after Khamenei’s death?
- I have no doubt that whatever is left of Iran's top leadership is perfectly happy to talk to the United States, to play for time to stop us and the Israelis from pounding them.
I have no doubt that whatever is left of Iran's top leadership is perfectly happy to talk to the United States, to play for time to stop us and the Israelis from pounding them.
- I have no doubt that whatever is left of Iran's top leadership is perfectly happy to talk to the United States to play for time to stop us and the Israelis from pounding them.
I have no doubt that whatever is left of Iran's top leadership is perfectly happy to talk to the United States to play for time to stop us and the Israelis from pounding them.
BREAKING: Iran used Chinese satellites to TARGET US bases
- Uh, the concern, I think, here in Washington is that the Iranians will just try to play for time.
Uh, the concern, I think, here in Washington is that the Iranians will just try to play for time.
- Uh, the concern, I think, here in Washington is that the Iranians will just try to play for time,
Uh, the concern, I think, here in Washington is that the Iranians will just try to play for time,
Young Dracula - BBC Series - Season 3 Ep 13 "All for One"
- We need to play for time.
We need to play for time.
- -We need to play for time.
-We need to play for time.