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What is another word for
play for time
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To delay a situation until one is prepared
To slow the growth or progress of, or to keep under control
Verb
▲
To delay a situation until one is prepared
delay
gain time
hang back
hang fire
hold back
procrastinate
stall
temporise
UK
temporize
US
dither
equivocate
filibuster
hedge
hesitate
prevaricate
put off
stonewall
use delaying tactics
beat about the bush
tarry
kick the can down the road
drag your feet
defer
dally
be indecisive
hum and haw
play a waiting game
lag
take your time
buy time
linger
loiter
dawdle
take one's time
drag
dilly-dally
wait
drag your heels
vacillate
shilly-shally
put off doing something
poke
pause
postpone
waste time
avoid the issue
beat around the bush
divert
hold over
distract
use dilatory tactics
put on the back burner
tergiversate
slow-walk
be evasive
obstruct
palter
balk
US
baulk
UK
hang on
goof off
kill time
horse around
hang about
straggle
mope
amble
lollygag
stagger
lallygag
diddle
totter
stay put
putter
dillydally
potter round
potter around
crawl
creep
potter about
hang around
not keep pace
be slow
mark time
lag behind
let the grass grow under one's feet
wait around
idle
plod
while away time
fall behind
hinder
block
prevent
employ delaying tactics
avoid committing oneself
use Fabian tactics
stall for time
avoid making a decision
adjourn
waver
suspend action
prolong
swither
retard
cool
goldbrick
stay
postpone action
hold off
be dilatory
defer action
let something slide
protract
take a raincheck
haver
be undecided
falter
stop
halt
rest
trail
sit tight
fluctuate
think twice
hover
oscillate
hold on
fritter away
remain
bide
pussyfoot around
hang
saunter
hang out
teeter
get no place fast
blow hot and cold
go at a snail's pace
wobble
scruple
wabble
shuffle
slouch
deliberate
trifle
drop behind
move slowly
lodge
fool around
cease
abide
sit on the fence
discontinue
hang round
yo-yo
hold your horses
take too long
stick around
be irresolute
trudge
loll
limp
loaf
inch
drift
flag
drop
slacken
shillyshally
tail
tool
get cold feet
potter
lose time
trail behind
desist
go slowly
balance
be unsure
pass the time
be uncertain
dwell
await
warm a chair
take a breather
let up
stop briefly
take a break
hem and haw
reside
hold the phone
take ten
have a breather
call time
take five
sit around
squat
put on hold
perch
nest
bunk
roost
keep on
sweat it out
hold your fire
hold the fort
bide your time
be left
stay behind
see-saw
refuse
avoid
rebuff
evade
resist
stroll
meander
be ambivalent
traik
burn daylight
fiddle about
piddle
fritter away time
take one's own sweet time
while away the time
toddle
diddle-daddle
adopt Fabian tactics
slack
boondoggle
be in two minds
faff about
be long
be tardy
take time
fritter time away
goof around
stop over
mooch
mosey
skulk
shirk
shlep along
scrounge around
bum around
kick about
kick around
fool with
while away
trifle with
shamble
wander
ramble
slough
dabble
lurk
traipse
stand
stick
settle
play games with
fool about
sit on one's butt
pass time
fall back
decrease
fail
diminish
endure
remain behind
put down roots
continue
outstay
establish yourself
stay out
establish oneself
wane
drag behind
ebb
tumble
tremble
refrain
surcease
slow
hobble
lounge
jelly
refrain from
bobble
lurch
reel
roll
quaver
sway
bring up the rear
fall off
inch along
be behind
drop back
slow up
put something off
take no action
lose strength
nose
avoid doing something
snail
sojourn
ooze
change mind
break
keep from doing something
draggle
creak along
bivouac
live
inhabit
cling
interrupt
limp along
creep along
hang heavy
wear on
advance slowly
break off
stay over
make camp
stay on
appear to pass slowly
slow down
go on too long
go on and on
reflect
pull up
sideline
shake
suspend
take a breath
become tedious
look forward
lie in wait
be patient
lie low
sit up for
hold one's breath
stand by
wait on
kick your heels
cool your heels
save it
sweat it
stay up for
hang onto your hat
wait patiently
cool it
hold everything
twiddle thumbs
wait in the wings
alternate
come to standstill
catch one's breath
break it up
demur
seesaw
pussyfoot
stumble
stop what you're doing
doubt
boggle
flounder
ponder
mammer
debate
weigh
be doubtful
be hesitant
shy away
be reluctant
be unwilling
pull back
think about
sit on fence
more ❯
“They could opt to follow the tobacco industry and
play for time
, which you'd have to say has worked out very well for tobacco firms.”
Verb
▲
To slow the growth or progress of, or to keep under control
check
US
arrest
stop
halt
inhibit
curb
bar
control
delay
impede
obstruct
thwart
restrain
retard
stem
foil
frustrate
limit
stall
stay
suppress
bridle
hamper
hold up
neutralise
UK
neutralize
US
pause
prevent
rein
stifle
block
catch
constrain
contain
cut short
hinder
interrupt
muffle
reduce
smother
squelch
still
swallow
terminate
bottleneck
counteract
fight back
govern
hold
hold back
moderate
repress
staunch
withhold
bottle up
brake
checkmate
choke
choke back
circumvent
discourage
rebuff
regulate
repulse
tame
draw up
keep in check
rein in
slow down
bite back
fetch up
hold down
hold in
keep a lid on
keep back
keep under control
pull in
pull up
slacken pace
bring to a standstill
interfere with
nip in the bud
put a brake on
stand in the way of
stem the flow of
put a spoke in someone's wheel
restrict
subdue
trammel
quell
stymie
handicap
diminish
slow
cramp
encumber
fetter
lessen
curtail
baulk
UK
hamstring
quash
balk
US
shackle
deaden
clog
put an end to
silence
squash
keep
decrease
confine
hobble
overcome
ease
abate
handcuff
dull
put a stop to
forestall
extinguish
prohibit
kill
hog-tie
quench
mitigate
cool
soften
temper
measure
manacle
embarrass
blunt
rule
crack down on
weaken
allay
stamp out
crush
oppose
keep the lid on
strangle
short-circuit
quiet
cut off
tie up
lower
damp
assuage
cumber
dampen
tone down
gag
interdict
calm
relieve
stave off
alleviate
conquer
lighten
defeat
deter
clamp down on
head off
hang up
stonewall
ward off
put down
freeze
end
sink
damp down
mollify
intercept
avert
shut out
destroy
debar
soothe
bring up
master
snuff out
take the edge off
cork
keep a tight rein on
disrupt
shut down
avoid
derail
cripple
palliate
detain
baffle
overpower
dam
resist
bork
mute
cork up
fend off
put the kibosh on
preclude
cushion
tranquilize
US
forbid
slacken
straiten
tie
constrict
button up
tranquillize
UK
crimp
slap down
get in the way of
get in the way
beat
hold off
throw a spanner in the works of
attenuate
drop
set back
obviate
discontinue
conceal
pacify
submerge
abolish
delimit
placate
shut off
pocket
muzzle
put the lid on
counter
bind
ebb
settle
throw a monkey wrench in the works of
compose
circumscribe
keep down
cap
forfend
lick
suspend
de-escalate
get rid of
discipline
slow up
soft-pedal
quieten
impair
lull
annihilate
shush
eliminate
ban
help
steer clear of
defend against
evade
let up
scupper
contract
cease
put an stop to
close off
hold in check
sidestep
modify
wipe out
dwindle
keep in
peg
fix
choke off
rule out
get the better of
hide
skirt
put off
chain
vanquish
bog down
outlaw
take the sting out
decelerate
mellow
keep lid on
minimize
US
interfere
jam
cut down
appease
close
clobber
put a lid on
remit
deny
depress
hem in
leash
wane
stop up
tie down
put the brakes on
shrink
scotch
minimise
UK
eschew
clog up
desist
simmer down
block out
keep within bounds
wind down
ward
quelch
plug up
entangle
cut back
slash
nullify
take the bite out
waste
put a damper on
take down
depreciate
collect
plug
keep at bay
proscribe
gain mastery over
stanch
bring to screeching halt
slake
barricade
disallow
peter out
cramp one's style
benumb
cow
dilute
occlude
narrow down
dry up
fall off
slack off
blockade
postpone
erode
exclude
relax
direct
extirpate
censor
modulate
divert
enjoin
finish
obscure
demolish
inconvenience
withstand
congest
block up
stopper
stuff
close out
bottle
retardate
downsize
downscale
overwhelm
abstain
chill
dominate
deplete
decline
close up
triumph over
escape
throttle
stunt
dent
lock up
forgo
shun
bypass
forbear
bung up
pick off
sit on
circumnavigate
get a grip on
taper
slump
ease off
crack down
quit
cool off
turn aside
weigh down
drown
shut in
fade
refuse
put paid to
decay
droop
degenerate
knock down
bring to an end
contravene
come to a standstill
put out
spoil
subside
throw cold water on
give up
sate
pour cold water on
gulp back
tail off
evaporate
run low
calm down
deteriorate
lose edge
wither
shrivel
wear down
devaluate
die down
wear away
crumble
drop off
humble
caulk
sabotage
numb
cut
nix
imprison
intern
extenuate
embargo
set
affect
influence
eradicate
bit
sap
subjugate
smooth
screen
manage
impose limits on
set limits on
jail
US
gaol
UK
sandbag
keep in line
narrow
best
crab
abridge
overthrow
rout
mire
guide
cauterize
US
ostracize
US
surmount
incommode
sweeten
defer
dodge
prune
disturb
rein back
loiter
deflate
taboo
discommode
shelve
dispatch
undermine
truncate
deprive
choke up
block off
faze
immobilize
US
secure
fill up
fill
bung
immobilise
UK
make illegal
refrain
fence
burden
jam up
fend
intermit
put back
remove
spike
hush
defend
bring under control
disadvantage
cauterise
UK
degrade
exterminate
save
box up
overturn
ostracise
UK
expunge
clot
be a hindrance to
abjure
forswear
put damper on
make less intense
tie someone's hands
qualify
get out of
banish
pare down
renounce
box in
estop
cover up
cramp someone's style
hold off on
stand still
prevail over
fall
shake
keep secret
retrench
place a limit on
back off
reject
forsake
turn off
wreck
ruin
dissuade from
lose speed
win against
repel
clamp down
get around
gain control of
take away
gum up
mark off
bite one's lip
keep inside
upset
kick
do without
stop oneself
put half nelson on
put the stopper on
cool out
come to a halt
do for
gain control over
saddle with
pour oil on
come to a stop
drag your feet
blot out
steer clear
take out
make late
leave off
fight off
give a hard time
keep from happening
anticipate
re-collect
straitjacket
adjust
monitor
paralyze
US
paralyse
UK
seal
boycott
blacklist
rally
corner
recover
inspect
fight
dissuade
mask
net
enmesh
ensnare
capture
censure
torpedo
pack
come down hard on
act against
cross
ameliorate
anaesthetize
UK
snag
mothball
devitalize
incarcerate
demarcate
entrap
address
improve
dumb
sidetrack
scrub
brace
can
indispose
strangle at birth
anesthetize
US
gulp
clam
tether
scrunch
trash
squish
keep control of
entrammel
bound
strangulate
put on brakes
keep feeling inside oneself
debilitate
lock in
coop up
fence in
necessitate
close in
immure
concuss
shotgun
overload
satisfy
knock off
internalize
US
discomfit
rattle
put a limit on
lapse
internalise
UK
keep on a string
solve
protract
snow under
hang on
hold the fort
resist attack
commute
rebate
drain
retain
disconcert
satiate
dispel
park
disempower
prorogue
lag
prevent from making progress
inc
charge
oppress
bother
tie one's hands
excuse
bury
clamp
trample
specify
demark
prescribe
tongue-tie
ice
let
pre-empt
cool down
dismiss
dissipate
shorten
abbreviate
harness
hold over
prolong
keep a rein on
stave
keep off
bring into line
louse up
procrastinate
reef
embog
quieten down
indulge
fulfil
UK
gratify
put the brakes on
not allow to go beyond
keep within the limits of
take out of play
hold captive
clip someone's wings
bring an end to
define
delimitate
girdle
drive underground
trample on
deflect
defuse
keep tight rein on
sideline
lenify
disadvise
scare
set a limit on
overmatch
hegemonize
foul up
screw up
get bogged down
mince
break
incapacitate
stun
tire
exhaust
stupefy
injure
put straitjacket on
throw monkey wrench in
impound
hogtie
make difficult
damage
compromise
disqualify
bate
slam on the brakes
ease up
reduce the force of
drive away
square
drive off
chase away
put to rest
get under control
throw a spanner in the works
throw a spoke in the wheel of
put at a disadvantage
overbear
upend
get
command
stump
juke
ditch
take wind out of
outwit
crash
unsettle
temperate
elide
dock
syncopate
make weaker
blackball
except
hesitate
dawdle
down
loaf
falter
bog
flag
poke
put a ceiling on
arrive
recede
put lid on
put kibosh on
lay down the law to someone
beat down
bring to naught
put out of commission
place at a disadvantage
give disadvantage
get over
skunk
worst
dummy up
shut up
back-water
keep waiting
lose steam
anchor it
tamper
refrain from
pin down
pull back
put away
keep within limits
make smaller
make less
lay off
plummet
plunge
relent
confuse
lullaby
complicate
tail away
knock out
bring to a stop
trouble
conflict
keep under wraps
override
exile
black out
talk out of
draw the line on
step down
scale down
scale back
take the heat off
discount
hit the brakes
let down flaps
obturate
becalm
salve
find a solution to
find an answer to
shut out of
count out
freeze out
bring to a halt
have on a tight leash
fulfill
US
pall
decrement
infringe
do down
meet halfway
play down
dial down
make it impossible for
make impossible
make it impracticable for
dam up
gibbet
gunge up
wring
noose
die
squeeze
silt up
put on hold
refuse to pay
put on ice
blur
become smaller
become less
phase down
die away
taper off
fall away
drain away
die out
grow smaller
grow less
ratchet down
get there
draw to a halt
haul up
stroke
comfort
act like a wet blanket
reassure
balm
weed out
reach a standstill
make impracticable
monkey with
stand
encroach on
push back
reply
beat off
defend yourself
retaliate
put up a fight
riposte
enfetter
enchain
gyve
pinion
draw to a stand
come to rest
decide
determine
rock to sleep
take it easy
chill out
settle down
quiet down
take the edge
lay back
head off at pass
withhold from
stay away from
deny oneself
make up for
shake off
break the habit of
skip out on
shrink from
keep from
shirk
desist from
stay away
abstain from
restrain from
counterbalance
skip
shy from
negate
forbear from
erase
chain up
clap
cuff
cut in
suffocate
sway
queer
mark down
economize
US
economise
UK
condition
dictate
form
hold the line
peter
obliterate
shape
mould
UK
guard
protect
touch
alter
underlie
put in irons
clap in irons
stand off
not move
shield
liquidate
undo
finish off
wrack
decimate
smash
shatter
pulverize
US
cream
nuke
raze
total
devastate
vaporize
US
desolate
dispense with
veto
predispose
mold
US
incline
work on
shepherd
directionalize
dispose
act on
elude
snuff
safeguard
rub out
leave alone
impact on
exert influence on
bulwark
duck
wipe off the face of the earth
vaporise
UK
pull down
pulverise
UK
do away with
wipe off the map
tear down
do in
put in chains
fight shy of
resist the temptation to
take the pledge
give a wide berth to
swear off
go on the wagon
sit out
break off
pass
avoid doing something
be temperate
pass up
not touch
have nothing to do with
not do
take the cure
jack in
have an effect on
be a factor in
cover
humiliate
come down on
take severe measures against
take stern measures against
tighten up on
get tough
get tough on
come down on like a ton of bricks
come down heavily on
have an impact on
gentle
hush up
reclaim
bust
cancel
criminalize
US
miss
criminalise
UK
safeguard against
secure against
guard against
protect against
shield against
defend oneself against
keep at arm's length
water down
dishonor
US
mortify
shame
debase
abase
disgrace
flatten
foul
cheapen
discredit
smirch
demean
afflict
give the red light to
give the thumbs down to
dishonour
UK
bring down
chasten
bring low
declare illegal
declare taboo
cheat
say no
put the chill on
cut down to size
put someone in their place
put in one's place
take down a peg or two
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