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Regina Tuyen Le
2021-11-14 01:11
Stall for time verb phrase
To acquire more time by causing a delay or interruption.
Don't let him go yet!- see if you can stall for time until Mary comes.
But the local government needs to confront the challenge directly rather than stall for time.
Delaying or distracting someone or something with indirect or vague language or actions to gain additional time.
She began talking to stall the partner for time until her manager arrived.
That banker tried to stall the robber for time until the police arrived.
Do not to delay doing something that you ought to do or you can do it immediately
The verb "stall" should be conjugated according to its tense.
This idiom is originated in 1903.
Do you see anything wrong?
It was often said by a photographer when he would like small children to look at the camera and smile before he took a photo.
When the photographer said “watch the birdie”, all of us looked at the camera and smiled.
