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stalls for time

stalls for time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stall for time.

Meaning of stall for time

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

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What is stalls for time the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stalls for time is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stall for time.

Words near stalls for time in the dictionary

  1. Stallonesque
  2. Stallonian
  3. stallons
  4. stallproof
  5. stalls
  6. stalls for time
  7. stalls off
  8. stalls out
  9. Stallses
  10. stallsman
  11. stallsmen

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