"buy some time" meaning in All languages combined

See buy some time on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: buys some time [present, singular, third-person], buying some time [participle, present], bought some time [participle, past], bought some time [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|buy<,,bought> some time}} buy some time (third-person singular simple present buys some time, present participle buying some time, simple past and past participle bought some time)
  1. Alternative form of buy time Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: buy time
    Sense id: en-buy_some_time-en-verb-nTOoePvv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
     
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