talk against time

verb

To keep on talking merely to fill up time, especially in parliament.

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Meanings

verbtalk against time (third-person singular simple present talks against time, present participle talking against time, simple past and past participle talked against time)

present singular third person talks against time · participle present talking against time · participle past talked against time · past talked against time

  1. To keep on talking merely to fill up time, especially in parliament.
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Chicago

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

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