"stall for time" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-stall for time.ogg Forms: stalls for time [present, singular, third-person], stalling for time [participle, present], stalled for time [participle, past], stalled for time [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} stall for time (third-person singular simple present stalls for time, present participle stalling for time, simple past and past participle stalled for time)
  1. (idiomatic) To intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: temporize Related terms: bide one's time, dick around, hem and haw, pussyfoot Translations (To cause a delay): whakataruna (Maori), тяну́ть вре́мя (tjanútʹ vrémja) [imperfective] (Russian)

Inflected forms

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