gain time

At the very least, he might be able to gain time.

I asked, more to gain time than to hear the answer.

At the moment, we need to act simply to gain time to plan!

So maybe it would be good if we could gain time.

The only way he could hold it together, and gain time to think, was to ask questions.

At least she could gain time by hiding the body.

In so doing they are not gaining time, but rather missing a chance.

We had a chance to gain time, so I led off along the trail.

"But to gain time at the cost of such concessions!"

"He has to gain time for us to get clear.

That will gain time and give you some breathing space.

We have, as it were, gained time through talking about science and conservation.

Everything we've done so far has been to gain time."

I pulled the sword, trying to gain time to think.

Or did he only seek to gain time to prepare for war?

Both sides, but particularly the Iraqis, wanted to gain time.

It seemed to Kathleen that he was talking to gain time.

But, in going up, they had confused him and gained time.

"And to gain time, we need a distraction for these things."

He was talking in order to gain time, to restore the strength of his body.

"I do not understand," he repeated, trying to gain time, to think what was best to be done.

To gain time, she turned away and pressed for a cup of coffee.

He cleared his throat, more to gain time than anything.

To gain time I was trying to play the terrified little boy and mixed everything up.

He took off his glasses and polished them, to gain time for thought.