stalling for time
Deliberately slowing things
Stalling for time is deliberately delaying or prolonging something to gain more time before having to act, decide, or face consequences.
The tactic involves creating obstacles, asking unnecessary questions, or dragging out proceedings: She kept stalling for time, hoping backup would arrive.
He was clearly stalling for time with all those procedural objections.
- dawdlingLeisurely time-wasting
- delayingCausing later occurrence
- procrastinatingPostponing what needs doing
- kicking the can down the roadPostponing action on something
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
slow walking · temporizing · hemming and hawing · while away · stonewalling · dilatory · running out the clock · dally · foot-dragging · dragging your feet · deflection · sit around · evasion · dithering · postponement · deferral · hesitation · indecision
stalling for timeexpediting
Making progress faster
accelerating · fast-tracking · hurrying · cutting to the chase · rushing
stalling for timelaying cards on the table
getting to the point · getting down to business · cutting through · coming clean
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