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Meanings of gain time in English

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Usage of gain time in English
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Critics say Assad will simply play with U.N. politics to gain time.
Reuters
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But in the end she grew resigned and determined to gain time.
Four Short Stories By Emile Zola
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Bradley hesitated and then, thinking to gain time, replied in the affirmative.
Out of Time's Abyss
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I said, to gain time; we had got nearly into Long Acre.
Red Hair
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I do not say victoriously, but in a way to gain time.
Conscience — Volume 1
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The other was to gain time by giving bills at three months.
The Woman in White
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Time was gained , and in such cases, to gain time is everything.
Charlemont; Or, The Pride of the Village. a Tale of Kentucky
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Goddard advanced to give battle; but Scindia, to gain time, opened negotiations.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
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Lenore picked a rose to gain time, and looked into the wings.
The Lowest Rung / Together with The Hand on the Latch, St. Luke'...
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You're trying to gain time by all this beating about the bush.
The Cost
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Mr. Sarrazin weakly attempted to gain time: he looked at his watch.
The Evil Genius: A Domestic Story
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She must be quite away by herself and gain time to think.
People of the Whirlpool / From The Experience Book of a Commuter...
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Reddy stopped to catch his breath and gain time for more invention.
The Young Pitcher
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I promised, however, to convey their message, in order to gain time.
On the Banks of the Amazon
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Nevertheless, the man who had the key parleyed, simply to gain time.
Les Misérables
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Possibly, he had only wished to gain time to think it over.
The Heart of Rome: A Tale of the "Lost Water"
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