Related Words for play for time

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buy time
//
Phrase, Verb
bide one's time
///
Phrase, Verb
run out the clock
//x/
Phrase, Verb
play dead
//
Phrase, Verb
play the fool
/x/
Phrase, Verb
take one's time
///
Phrase, Verb
play games
//
Phrase, Verb
take time out
///
Phrase, Verb
keep one's powder dry
///x/
Phrase, Verb
hold one's horses
//xx
Phrase, Verb
wait out
//
Phrase, Verb
hurry up and wait
/x///
Phrase, Verb
make time
//
Phrase, Verb
play along
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play possum
//x
Phrase, Verb
play
/
Noun
play fast and loose
////
Phrase, Verb
hold out
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
pass the time
/x/
Phrase, Verb
make a run for it
/x///
Phrase, Verb
play off
//
Phrase, Verb
overplay one's hand
/x///
Phrase, Verb
drag one's feet
///
Phrase, Verb
play at
//
Phrase, Verb
twiddle one's thumbs
/x//
Phrase, Verb
play with fire
///x
Phrase, Verb
play about
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hold on
//
Phrase, Verb
beat the clock
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play ball
//
Phrase, Verb
mess around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hedge one's bets
///
Phrase, Verb
sit on
//
Phrase, Verb
play it safe
///
Phrase, Verb
hold one's breath
///
Phrase, Verb
play into someone's hands
/x//x/
Phrase, Verb
take a gamble
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
hang on
//
Phrase, Verb
take one's sweet time
////
Phrase, Verb
play second fiddle
//x/x
Phrase, Verb
keep one's options open
///x/x
Phrase, Verb
fool around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
twist in the wind
/xx/
Phrase, Verb
have time
//
Phrase, Verb
goof around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
pull a fast one
/x//
Phrase, Verb
make a move
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play with
//
Phrase, Verb
play the field
/x/
Phrase, Verb
beat around the bush
/x/x/
Phrase, Verb
give someone the runaround
//xx/xx
Phrase, Verb
make game of
///
Phrase, Verb
hang tight
//
Phrase, Verb
take a chance
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hang back
//
Phrase, Verb
put up or shut up
/////
Phrase, Verb
play one's cards right
////
Phrase, Verb
strike while the iron is hot
//x/x//
Phrase, Verb
put up to
///
Phrase, Verb
sit tight
//
Phrase, Verb
act out
//
Phrase, Verb
paint oneself into a corner
/x/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
play by ear
///
Phrase, Verb
leave someone in the lurch
//xxx/
Phrase, Verb
go out of one's way
/////
Phrase, Verb
take a risk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
play on
//
Phrase, Verb
roll the dice
/xx
Phrase, Verb
push one's luck
///
Phrase, Verb
look before one leaps
/x///
Phrase, Verb
get one's skates on
////
Phrase, Verb
play politics
//xx
Phrase, Verb
sit through
//
Phrase, Verb
screw around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
hold one's peace
///
Phrase, Verb
cool one's heels
///
Phrase, Verb
run for one's life
////
Phrase, Verb
jockey for position
/x/x/x
Phrase, Verb
make good time
///
Phrase, Verb
press one's luck
///
Phrase, Verb
beat off
//
Phrase, Verb
hold up
//
Phrase, Verb
call someone's bluff
//x/
Phrase, Verb
step back
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
run a risk
/x/
Phrase, Verb
tie up loose ends
////
Phrase, Verb
lick one's wounds
///
Phrase, Verb
take one's chances
///x
Phrase, Verb
sit on one's hands
////
Phrase, Verb
say the word
/x/
Phrase, Verb
run over
//x
Phrase, Verb
play it cool
///
Phrase, Verb
put one's foot in it
///x/
Phrase, Verb
hang around
/x/
Phrase, Verb
lick one's chops
///
Phrase, Verb
make hay
//
Phrase, Verb
keep a close watch
/x//
Phrase, Verb
act the fool
/x/
Phrase, Verb
put up
//
Phrase, Verb, Adjective
test the waters
/x/x
Phrase, Verb
get one's hopes up
////
Phrase, Verb
live a lie
/x/
Phrase, Verb
abide
x/
Verb
accept
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
accompany
x/xx
Verb
accomplish
x/x
Verb
ace
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
achieve
x/
Verb
act
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
action
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
actor
/x
Noun
adopt
x/
Verb, Noun
advance
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
advancement
x/x
Noun
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, Noun
amount
x/
Noun, Verb
amuse
x/
Verb
amusement
x/x
Noun
anytime
/xx
Adverb, Adjective
appearance
x/x
Noun
approximate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun, Verb
are
/
Noun
arrival
x/x
Noun
assist
x/
Verb, Noun
assume
x/
Verb
athlete
/x
Noun
attack
x/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
backstop
/x
Noun, Verb
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
ball
/
Noun, Verb
ballet
x/
Noun, Verb
bandy
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
banging
/x
Noun, Adjective
basis
/x
Noun
bat
/
Noun, Verb
bear
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
beat
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
become
x/
Verb
beginning
x/x
Noun, Adjective
bet
/
Verb, Noun
between
x/
Noun
bid
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
blitz
/
Noun, Verb
blow
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
book
/
Noun, Verb
bout
/
Noun, Verb
bow
/
Noun, Verb
bowl
/
Noun, Verb
break
/
Verb, Noun
breath
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb
breeding
/x
Noun, Adjective
bring
/
Verb, Noun
bugle
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
calendar
/xx
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
caper
/x
Noun, Verb
carry
/x
Verb, Noun
cartoon
x/
Noun, Verb
case
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
catch
/
Verb, Noun
chance
/
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
change
/
Noun, Verb
charade
x/
Noun, Verb
cheek
/
Noun, Verb
cheer
/
Noun, Verb
child
/
Noun, Verb
chord
/
Noun, Verb
chronological
xx/xx
Adjective
chronology
x/xx
Noun
clarion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
cleaning
/x
Noun
clearance
/x
Noun
clerical
/xx
Adjective, Noun
clip
/
Noun, Verb
clock
/
Noun, Verb
clowning
/x
Noun
club
/
Noun, Verb
coin
/
Noun, Verb
combination
xx/x
Noun
combo
/x
Noun, Verb
come
/
Verb, Noun
comedy
/xx
Noun
commercial
x/x
Adjective, Noun
competition
xx/x
Noun
complete
x/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
completion
x/x
Noun
comply
x/
Verb
conduct
x/
Noun, Verb
confront
x/
Verb
conjunction
x/x
Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
context
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
continuance
x/xx
Noun
continuum
x/xx
Noun
contribute
x/x
Verb
cope
/
Verb, Noun
coquetry
/xx
Noun
correctional
x/xx
Adjective
coup
/
Noun, Verb
course
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
court
/
Noun, Verb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
cradle
/x
Noun, Verb
crappy
/x
Adjective
cricket
/x
Noun, Verb
croquet
x/
Noun, Verb
curl
/
Noun, Verb
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
dabble
/x
Verb, Noun
dalliance
/xx
Noun
dally
/x
Name, Verb
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
debut
x/
Noun, Verb
decade
x/
Noun
deck
/
Noun, Verb
delay
x/
Noun, Verb
delightful
x/x
Adjective
deliver
x/x
Verb, Adjective
develop
x/x
Verb
devotional
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
die
/
Verb, Noun, Adverb
dime
/
Noun, Verb
discharge
x/
Noun, Verb
display
x/
Noun, Verb
doctor
/x
Noun, Verb
doh
/
Name
doing
/x
Noun
down
/
Adverb, Adjective, Verb, Noun
drama
/x
Noun
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
drum
/
Noun, Verb
duplicate
/xx
Noun, Verb, Adjective
duration
//x
Noun
during
/x
Noun
elizabethan
xxx/x
Name, Adjective
embargo
x/x
Noun, Verb
enact
x/
Verb
encounter
x/x
Noun, Verb
end
/
Noun, Verb
engage
x/
Verb
enjoyable
x/xx
Adjective
enjoyment
x/x
Noun
entertain
xx/
Verb, Noun
entertainment
xx/x
Noun
entire
x/x
Adjective, Noun
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
execute
/xx
Verb
exercise
/xx
Noun, Verb
exert
x/
Verb
exhibit
x/x
Noun, Verb
exit
/x
Noun, Verb
exploit
/x
Verb, Noun
face
/
Noun, Verb
face off
//
Phrase, Verb, Noun
fact
/
Noun
fiddle
/x
Noun, Verb
fight
/
Verb, Noun