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buy time: act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage

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while away the time collapse

kill time collapse

buy off collapse: pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor

buy in collapse

take time collapse

weekend collapse: a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday; spend the weekend

winter collapse: the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox; spend the winter; "We wintered on the Riviera"; "Shackleton's men overwintered on Elephant Island"

summer collapse: the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox; "they spent a lazy summer at the shore"; spend the summer; "We summered in Kashmir"

make a deal collapse

time zone collapse: any of the 24 regions of the globe (loosely divided by longitude) throughout which the same standard time is used

monopolize collapse: have or exploit a monopoly of; "OPEC wants to monopolize oil"; have and control fully and exclusively; "He monopolizes the laser printer"

slow time collapse

procure collapse: get by special effort; "He procured extra cigarettes even though they were rationed"

buy collapse: accept as true; "I can't buy this story"; obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; "She buys for the big department store"; acquire by trade or sacrifice or exchange; "She wanted to buy his love with her dedication to him and his work"; be worth or be capable of buying; "This sum will buy you a ride on the train"

grease the palm collapse

clock collapse: a timepiece that shows the time of day; measure the time or duration of an event or action or the person who performs an action in a certain period of time; "he clocked the runners"

purchase collapse: the acquisition of something for payment; "they closed the purchase with a handshake"; a means of exerting influence or gaining advantage; "he could get no purchase on the situation"; something acquired by purchase

spare time collapse: time available for hobbies and other activities that you enjoy

bribe collapse: payment made to a person in a position of trust to corrupt his judgment; make illegal payments to in exchange for favors or influence; "This judge can be bought"

engross collapse

waste time collapse

timecard collapse: a card used with a time clock to record an employee's starting and quitting times each day; a card recording an employee's starting and quitting times each work day

time sheet collapse: a record of the hours worked by employees

tempo collapse: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played; the rate of some repeating event

when collapse

good time collapse: a highly pleasurable or exciting experience; "we had a good time at the party"; "celebrating after the game was a blast"

anytime collapse

largo collapse: (music) a composition or passage that is to be performed in a slow and dignified manner; very slow in tempo and broad in manner; slowly and broadly

whenever collapse

timetable collapse: a schedule of times of arrivals and departures; a schedule listing events and the times at which they will take place

in due course collapse: at the appropriate time; "we'll get to this question in due course"

time and motion study collapse: an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort

high time collapse: the latest possible moment; "it is high time you went to work"

whereupon collapse

time study collapse

syncopation collapse: music (especially dance music) that has a syncopated rhythm; a musical rhythm accenting a normally weak beat

quiet spell collapse

putter collapse: the iron normally used on the putting green; a golfer who is putting; move around aimlessly; do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly; "The old lady is usually mucking about in her little house"

repeatedly collapse: several time; "it must be washed repeatedly"

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