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Meanings of mark time in English

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Usage of mark time in English
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To engage in parleys is dangerous; merely to mark time is suicidal.
From October to Brest-Litovsk
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As the singing proceeds they mark time with their hands and feet.
Our Holidays / Their Meaning and Spirit; retold from St. Nichola...
3
Now, Hawkins, the procession's ready; mark time, by the left flank, forward-march!
The Gilded Age: A Tale of Today
4
In the air one cannot mark time, and it worries Fritz to death.
All in It : K(1) Carries On
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Few people can mark time as beautifully as veteran bass guitarist Steve Swallow.
The Irish Times
6
Events mark time more truthfully than the course of the sun.
A Face Illumined
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There was no dim sun with which she could mark time.
From a Certain Point of View
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Humming a little, she began to mark time on the spot.
The lake
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A pre-eminently good novel must always advance and never mark time.
Through the Magic Door
10
While it is always going forward, they would be glad to mark time.
A New Philosophy: Henri Bergson
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Neither can a solvent virile nation such as Germany, mark time.
The Secrets of the German War Office
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No, we have decided to mark time until that crossing is proved feasible.
The Iron Trail
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We go down; we go up; we mark time; we go forward-likethe others.
Light
14
As long as the landfill site remained active, Dunsink Observatory could only mark time.
The Irish Times
15
The dial on the machine must mark time with the clock on the wall.
The Ruling Passion: Tales of Nature and Human Nature
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We must play for safety, mark time, preserve man's inheritance.
Last and First Men
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Mark time through the time
Mark time across language varieties
United Kingdom
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United States of America
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