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What is another word for bought time?

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Verb
Past tense for to obstruct or delay (proposed legislation) with a filibuster
filibustered
delayed
obstructed
procrastinated
blocked
stalled
stonewalled
hindered
wasted time
prevented
employed delaying tactics
put off
played for time
kicked the can down the road
hesitated
dithered
tarried
temporizedUS
temporisedUK
held back
hung fire
used delaying tactics
dragged your feet
put off doing something
equivocated
lingered
hedged
loitered
deferred
dawdled
dallied
prevaricated
lagged
postponed
diverted
distracted
vacillated
whiled away time
waited
idled
dillydallied
straggled
hung back
paused
drug
staggered
plodded
diddled
dragged
beat about the bush
waited around
killed time
moped
hummed and hawed
lollygagged
crawled
tottered
stayed put
pottered about
creeped
horsed around
poked
lagged behind
pottered round
held over
shilly-shallied
gained time
hung about
hung on
took one's time
played a waiting game
hung around
goofed off
pottered around
crept
lallygagged
beaten around the bush
taken one's time
dilly-dallied
marked time
beaten about the bush
avoided the issue
took your time
fallen behind
fell behind
taken your time
let something slide
tergiversated
havered
retarded
prolonged
protracted
wavered
adjourned
goldbricked
cooled
swithered
paltered
avoided committing oneself
avoided making a decision
suspended action
held off
used Fabian tactics
stalled for time
postponed action
dragged your heels
deferred action
stayed
took a raincheck
taken a raincheck
“The plan was successful in that it bought time to engineer a fiscal adjustment with low risk of default, but it will take some time to sooth market anxieties.”
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bought shares in
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