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Discover Ludwig"buying time" is a correct and usable phrase in written English.
It means to delay a decision or action in order to have more time to think or prepare. Example: The CEO asked for an extension on the deadline, hoping to buy more time to gather all the necessary information for the presentation.
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buying time
verb
Present participle of buy time
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I'm buying time".
"They are just buying time".
I was grasping, buying time.
"It's buying time.
"She was just buying time," he said.
The bank has been buying time.
In others, they were simply buying time.
"The authorities are just buying time.
It's a great buying time".
In doing so, they are buying time.
"I'm just buying time," he said.
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