Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

talk against time

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.19 in modern English

Syllables
talk a-gain-st -time
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To keep on talking merely to fill up time, especially in parliament.

Inflected Forms

talks against time (present, singular) talking against time (participle, present) talked against time (participle, past) talked against time (past)

Frequently Paired Words

filibuster

Questions

What does talk against time mean?
To keep on talking merely to fill up time, especially in parliament.

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