...it being only in the twentieth century that mankind has been able to buy Time as it buys soap and gasoline. (S. Lewis, ‘It Can't Happen Here’, ch. 4) — ...только в XX веке люди смогли покупать время, как они покупают мыло и бензин.
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buy time — ► buy time delay an event temporarily so as to have longer to improve one s own position. Main Entry: ↑buy … English terms dictionary
buy time — verb act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑delay, ↑detain, ↑hold up • Verb Frames: Something s Somebody s * * * delay an event temporarily so as to … Useful english dictionary
buy time — tv. to use a tactic to postpone something. □ You are just doing this to buy time. □ Maybe I can buy some time by asking for a continuance … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
buy time — to obtain a longer period before something happens. We were quickly running out of money but managed to buy time by getting a small loan … New idioms dictionary
buy time — request time to plan, ask for extra time If we can just buy a little time, maybe the price will go down … English idioms
buy time — verb Purposefully cause a delay to something, in order to achieve something else. We need you to buy us some time, so distract the security guard for a few minutes … Wiktionary
buy time — delay an event temporarily so as to have longer to improve one s own position. → buy … English new terms dictionary
buy time — phrasal to delay an imminent action or decision ; stall … New Collegiate Dictionary
buy — [bī] vt. bought, buying [ME bien < OE bycgan < ? IE base of BOW1] 1. to get by paying or agreeing to pay money or some equivalent; purchase 2. to get as by an exchange [buy victory with human lives] 3. to be the means of purchasing [all… … English World dictionary
buy — ► VERB (buys, buying; past and past part. bought) 1) obtain in exchange for payment. 2) get (something) by sacrifice or great effort. 3) informal accept the truth of. ► NOUN informal ▪ a purchase … English terms dictionary
buy — buy1 [ baı ] (past tense and past participle bought [ bɔt ] ) verb *** 1. ) intransitive or transitive to get something by paying money for it: I need to buy some new clothes. Now you can buy and sell shares on the Internet. Tickets can be bought … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
