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buying time

To purposely cause a delay to allow you to finish something.

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  • Early use was probably related to buying something useful that allows you to have more free time to do something else.
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The boy told his mother he was sick, but he was really buying time to finish his school project.

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Submitted by jim_3 on January 15, 2024

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