gain time (English, verb)
expansion: gain time (third-person singular simple present gains time, present participle gaining time, simple past and past participle gained time)
Senses:
glosses: To cause a delay by a circuitous mode of procedure in order to obtain more time than is available.
tags: idiomatic
intransitive
Forms:
form: gains time
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: gaining time
tags: participle
present
form: gained time
tags: participle
past
form: gained time
tags: past