Sentence examples for mark time until from inspiring English sources

Though he had thought his studies at the seminary would be simply a way to mark time until the war ended, "Torah grabbed me," Rabbi Plaut later said.

Most Arabs would agree with the Syrian president's assessment: relations, they believe, will have to mark time until the Israelis choose themselves a new leader.

Marvel Studios are revving up for superhero team-up movie The Avengers, and Iron Man 2 doesn't do much except mark time until that comes along in 2012.

Meanwhile, the best the conventional political imaginations can come up with is tired thinking about a roads-and-bridges compromise deal to mark time until … what?

She recapitulated that experience in a picture book, "Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart" (2001), about two resourceful sisters who mark time until their incarcerated father comes home.

In this scheme, when we die, we go to a cosmic waiting room where we mark time until our name is never again mentioned.

"He'll be marking time until this is resolved," said the Rev. Raymond Daley.

Another back-street pub marking time until it's boarded-up.

So, they are told, if they will only hold their convention marking time until Saturday they will win.

"Vamp till ready" is music-business jargon for this Zen-like ritual of marking time until performance overtakes preparation.

Sometimes, I believe, he just gets through his story before the composer does, and so he sort of marks time until the music is over.