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The phrase "ask for additional time" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when requesting more time to complete a task or meet a deadline.
Example: "Due to unforeseen circumstances, I need to ask for additional time to finish the project."
Alternatives: "request more time" or "seek an extension."
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Mr. Robinson said that Mr. Karadzic, who represents himself in court, will ask for additional time to call more witnesses to defend himself against the genocide charges.
Michele McKeon, chief executive of the New York State Coalition Against Domestic Violence, said that the woman's case was fairly typical, in that she "kept having to go back again and again to the judge to ask for additional time".
If you are late, ask for additional time to finish something.
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They have asked for additional time to make the change, especially for civilian development organizations.
Google asked for additional time to review the documents in the case file," an EC spokesman said.
When the court reconvened, the prosecution and the defense lawyers asked for additional time to work together to come up with a written response to the jurors' query.
Mr. Fridman had called Deutsche Bank executives on Friday, after shares dropped below the trigger point, asking for additional time in a gentlemen's agreement, said the executive, who did not want to be named discussing confidential talks.
The return to Guatemala of twins whose fused skulls were separated in a 22-hour operation in August has been delayed at the request of medical authorities in their homeland, who asked for additional time to prepare for the girls' arrival.
In a letter to governors on Friday, Kathleen Sebelius, the secretary of health and human services, said that many states had asked for "additional time" to submit applications indicating whether they wanted to run their own exchanges or help the federal government run exchanges in their states.
Although the subpoena was to appear last week, we believe Twitter asked for additional time because we received notification last night.
"In each of these cases, Google asked for additional time to review the documents in the case file.
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