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- verb idiomatic Purposefully cause a
delay to something, in order to achieve something else.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage
Etymologies
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buy + time
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