gain time

TIME/HAVE TIMEto deliberately do something to give yourself more time to think 赢得[争取]时间〔以思考〕 OPP lose time

Examples from the Corpus

gain time• Dexter wondered if his vagueness was due to the shock of his wife's murder or an attempt to gain time.• I accepted a chair and asked for a glass of water instead of the brandy, trying to gain time.• "Well, let me see, " he said slowly, trying to gain time before answering the question.

→ gain time at gain1(4)

词汇	gain time
释义	gain time gain time TIME/HAVE TIMEto deliberately do something to give yourself more time to think 赢得[争取]时间〔以思考〕 OPP lose time Examples from the Corpus gain time• Dexter wondered if his vagueness was due to the shock of his wife's murder or an attempt to gain time.• I accepted a chair and asked for a glass of water instead of the brandy, trying to gain time.• "Well, let me see, " he said slowly, trying to gain time before answering the question. → gain time at gain1(4)
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