stall for time
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.79 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To intentionally cause a delay; to stop; to wait.
Example Sentences
- "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 that Charles II was largely stalling for time, although they didn't quite know why, and determined to end the war, on their terms, in a single strike."