VERB | change | buy time | act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage |
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Meaning | act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage. | |
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Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s | |
Broader | delay, detain, hold up | Cause to be slowed ... / slowed down or delayed |
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