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stall for time

stall for time verb: to intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.

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.
    • So in February, it was decided to lay up a good portion of the fleet, whose operational costs were astronomical, whilst they attempted to conduct peace negotiations, whilst simultaneously secretly trying to swing France over to the British side. But the Dutch, de Witt especially, were quite aware...2019 April 24, Drachinifel, 7:23 from the start, in The Raid on the Medway - Grand Theft Warship, archived from the original on 26 Dec 2020
    Synonyms:
    temporize

Synonyms of stall for time

Forms of stall for time

third-person singular presentstalls for time
present participlestalling for time
past participlestalled for time
paststalled for time

Questions about stall for time

What does stall for time mean?
Stall for time means to intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.
What part of speech is stall for time?
Stall for time is a verb.
What is the past tense of stall for time?
The past tense of stall for time is stalled for time.

Words near stall for time in the dictionary

  1. stall bars
  2. stall fed
  3. stall feed
  4. stall feeding
  5. stall feeds
  6. stall for time
  7. stall handler
  8. stall handlers
  9. stall off
  10. stall out
  11. stall speed

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