"mark time" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 原地踏步
• 等待時無所作為

Definition

在沒有取得進展或無所事事的情況下等待，尤其是在期待某事發生時。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常爲口語或中性用語，用於形容在等待時無所作為。既可指軍中的原地踏步，也可比喻無進展的狀態。

Examples

We just had to mark time until the meeting started.

我們只能**原地踏步**，直到會議開始。

The soldiers had to mark time during the ceremony.

士兵們在儀式中不得不**原地踏步**。

She felt like she was just marking time in her job.

她覺得自己工作時只是在**原地踏步**。

We're just marking time until the next project comes along.

我們現在只是**原地踏步**，等下一個項目開始。

He felt like he was marking time until graduation.

他覺得自己只是**原地踏步**，等著畢業。

If we keep marking time, we'll never finish this project.

如果我們一直**原地踏步**，這個項目永遠做不完。