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vb. (en-past of: buy time)
Usage examples of "bought time".
I bought time with fair words, until the bond was knitted strong enough.
Johnston bought time by yielding space, while Sherman continually tried to get around his flank and get between his army and the vital railroad and manufacturing center of Atlanta that he was defending.
At best, it bought time and space for the political leaders to repair the political mistakes that had left no choice but violence in the first place.
Sisko had bought time to evacuate the refugees, and then aimed to return.
That indecision bought time for the other kids to clear out of the way, and all the teachers to get to their cars and putt out of the parking-lot.
I'd bought time for us, but I hadn't bought much, and every day's run was bringing us nearer the showdown.
But when you bought time against the Big Uglies, somehow you always ended up buying less than you thought you were paying for.