gain time
1gain time — index defer (put off), hold up (deiay), procrastinate, protract (prolong) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
2gain time — PLAY FOR TIME, stall, procrastinate, delay, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one s feet. → gain * * * phrasal : to obtain or effect a delay in an action (as by pretexts) * * * gain time To get extra time by delaying • • •… …
3gain time — the district attorney had run out of plausible ways to gain time Syn: play for time, stall, procrastinate, delay, temporize, hold back, hang back, hang fire, dally, drag one s feet …
4Gain Time Control — Die Sensitivity Time Control (STC) ist eine Schaltung in einem Radargerät, welche die Empfängerdynamik beeinflusst. Es ist eine zeitabhängige Verstärkungsregulierung, die eine Dynamikkompression bewirkt. Oft wird auch von einer Nahechodämpfung… …
5gain time — obtain more time, obtain a delay or postponement …
6gain time — to get more time for yourself in order to do something or while you wait for something to happen …
7gain time — idi to achieve a delay or postponement …
8intended to gain time — index dilatory Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …
9Time — Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms which… …
10Time ball — Time Time, n.; pl. {Times}. [OE. time, AS. t[=i]ma, akin to t[=i]d time, and to Icel. t[=i]mi, Dan. time an hour, Sw. timme. [root]58. See {Tide}, n.] 1. Duration, considered independently of any system of measurement or any employment of terms… …
