buying time

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

Ask AI about this wordChatGPTClaudePerplexityGoogle AIGrok

Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of buy time
Cite this entry
APA

buying time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buying%20time

MLA

“buying time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buying%20time. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “buying time,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/buying%20time.

Source: buying time on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.