buy some time

A form of buy time — To purposefully cause a delay, in order to achieve something else.

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Meanings

verbbuy some time (third-person singular simple present buys some time, present participle buying some time, simple past and past participle bought some time)

present singular third person buys some time · participle present buying some time · participle past bought some time · past bought some time

  1. alternativeAlternative form of buy time.
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APA

buy some time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20some%20time

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buy some time,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buy%20some%20time.

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