Related Words for buy time

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play for time
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Phrase, Verb
make time
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Phrase, Verb
take time out
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Phrase, Verb
give someone the runaround
//xx/xx
Phrase, Verb
make a run for it
/x///
Phrase, Verb
hurry up and wait
/x///
Phrase, Verb
run out the clock
//x/
Phrase, Verb
beat the clock
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make good time
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Phrase, Verb
pass the time
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play games
//
Phrase, Verb
have time
//
Phrase, Verb
lead someone a dance
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
put up to
///
Phrase, Verb
move the goalposts
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
pull a fast one
/x//
Phrase, Verb
get something over with
//x/x/
Phrase, Verb
wait out
//
Phrase, Verb
bring up short
///
Phrase, Verb
play dead
//
Phrase, Verb
run over
//x
Phrase, Verb
beat around the bush
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
ask for it
///
Phrase, Verb
make hay
//
Phrase, Verb
keep the wolf from the door
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
put the cart before the horse
/x/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
make a nuisance of oneself
/x/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
hit a snag
/x/
Phrase, Verb
beg off
//
Phrase, Verb
give someone a break
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
foil
/
Noun
take long
//
Phrase, Verb
fiddle with
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cut corners
//x
Phrase, Verb
twist in the wind
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
jockey for position
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
play
/
Noun
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
fall behind
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make a move
/x/
Phrase, Verb
beat off
//
Phrase, Verb
lose
/
Verb
stave off
//
Phrase, Verb
get away with
/x//
Phrase, Verb
put down
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
play possum
//x
Phrase, Verb
get it on
///
Phrase, Verb
lie in wait
/x/
Phrase, Verb
beat to the punch
//x/
Phrase, Verb
make headway
//x
Phrase, Verb
give someone the slip
//xx/
Phrase, Verb
say the word
/x/
Phrase, Verb
jump the queue
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make a meal of
/x//
Phrase, Verb
do out of
///
Phrase, Verb
get a jump on
/x//
Phrase, Verb
fish or cut bait
////
Phrase, Verb
score points
//
Phrase, Verb
jump the gun
/x/
Phrase, Verb
up the ante
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
stage
/
Noun
mess with
//
Phrase, Verb
tick away
/x/
Phrase, Verb
cut and run
///
Phrase, Verb
hop to it
///
Phrase, Verb
hang on
//
Phrase, Verb
acquire
x/x
Verb
acquisition
xx/x
Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advertisement
x/xx
Noun
afford
x/
Verb
after
/x
Adverb, Adjective, Noun
again
x/
Adverb
age
/
Noun, Verb
airtime
/x
Noun
altitude
/xx
Noun
always
/x
Adverb
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
anytime
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
appearance
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Verb
arrival
x/x
Noun
atone
x/
Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
bargain
/x
Noun, Verb
basis
/x
Noun
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
believe
x/
Verb
bet
/
Verb, Noun
between
x/
Noun
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bought
/
Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
bribe
/
Noun, Verb
broker
/x
Noun, Verb
buy off
//
Phrase, Verb
buy out
//
Phrase, Verb
buy up
//
Phrase, Verb
buyback
/x
Noun
buyout
/x
Noun
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
car
/
Noun
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
cash
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
choice
/
Noun, Adjective
chronological
xx/xx
Adjective
chronology
x/xx
Noun
clerical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
clip
/
Noun, Verb
clock
/
Noun, Verb
clothes
/
Noun
combination
xx/x
Noun
come
/
Verb, Noun
commute
x/
Noun, Verb
compare
x/
Verb, Noun
comprehensive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
conceived
x/
Verb
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
considered
x/x
Adjective
consume
x/
Verb
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuum
x/xx
Noun
control
x/
Noun, Verb
controversial
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
correctional
x/xx
Adjective
corrupt
x/
Adjective, Verb
cost
/
Noun, Verb
coup
/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
data
/x
Noun
date
/
Noun, Verb
day
/
Noun, Verb
daylight saving
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
daylight savings
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
dead
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
deadline
/x
Noun, Verb
decade
x/
Noun
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
design
x/
Noun, Verb
develop
x/x
Verb
distribution
xx/x
Noun
do
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
duration
//x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
earn
/
Verb, Noun
eat
/
Verb, Noun
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
employer
x/x
Noun
end
/
Noun, Verb
ephemera
x/xx
Noun
episode
/xx
Noun
epoch
/x
Noun, Verb
era
/x
Noun
eternity
x/xx
Noun
evening
/x
Noun
event
x/
Noun, Verb
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
exhibit
x/x
Noun, Verb
fact
/
Noun
first
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
fly
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
fold
/
Noun, Verb
following
/xx
Adjective, Noun
food
/
Noun
forever
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
fourth dimension
/x/x
Phrase, Noun
fun
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
fur
/
Noun, Verb
future
/x
Noun, Adjective
futurity
/xxx
Noun
gain
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
get
/
Verb, Noun
give
/
Verb, Noun
grab
/
Verb, Noun
grading
/x
Noun
greenwich mean time
/x//
Phrase, Noun
greenwich time
/x/
Name, Name
hand
/
Noun, Verb
hard time
//
Phrase, Noun
harm
/
Noun, Verb
height
/
Noun
hereafter
x/x
Adverb, Noun, Adjective
history
/xx
Noun, Verb
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hora
/x
Noun
hour
/x
Noun
hourly
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
hurry
/x
Noun, Verb
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
infinity
x/xx
Noun
innings
/x
Noun
installment
x/x
Noun
instance
/x
Noun, Verb
instant
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb
instar
xx
Noun, Verb
intelligence
x/xx
Noun
interferon
xx/x
Noun
interim
/xx
Adjective, Noun
interval
/xx
Noun
invest
x/
Verb, Noun
invite
x/
Verb, Noun
jail
/
Noun, Verb
journey
/x
Noun, Verb
juncture
/x
Noun
junior
/x
Adjective, Noun
lang
/
Noun, Adjective
lange
/
Name
late
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
learn
/
Verb, Noun
leave
/
Verb, Noun
length
/
Noun, Verb
level
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
lieu
/
Noun
life
/
Noun, Verb
lifetime
/x
Noun
limit
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
little
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
local time
/x/
Phrase, Noun
long
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
lot
/
Noun, Verb
make
/
Verb, Noun
mal
/
Noun
mandate
/x
Noun, Verb
market
/x
Noun, Verb
maturity
x/xx
Noun
me
/
Noun
meantime
/x
Noun, Adverb
meeting
/x
Noun
merchants
/x
Noun
meter
/x
Noun, Verb
minute
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb