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كيف تنطق "buy time"

expression

ˈbaɪ/ /ˈtaɪm
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bˈaɪ/ /tˈaɪm
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التعريف

To deliberately delay or create extra time before something happens, often to prepare better or avoid a problem.

نسخ IPA

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈbaɪ/ /ˈtaɪm

الإنجليزية البريطانية

bˈaɪ/ /tˈaɪm

نطق مبسط

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بريطاني

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استمع في السياق

He asked many questions to buy time before answering.

She pretended to look for the file to buy time.

The team called a timeout to buy time and make a plan.

Can you stall the meeting for a bit to buy time?