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stature collapse: (of a standing person) the distance from head to foot; high level of respect gained by impressive development or achievement; "a man of great stature"

eleventh hour collapse: the latest possible moment; "money became available at the eleventh hour"; "at the last minute the government changed the rules"

yet collapse: up to the present time; "I have yet to see the results"; "details are yet to be worked out"

interminably collapse: all the time; seemingly without stopping; "a theological student with whom I argued interminably"; "her nagging went on endlessly"

diary collapse: a personal journal (as a physical object); a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations

vacation collapse: the act of making something legally void; leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"; spend or take a vacation

operator collapse: an agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"; someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?"; a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets; (mathematics) a symbol that represents a function from functions to functions; "the integral operator"

prophecy collapse: knowledge of the future (usually said to be obtained from a divine source); a prediction uttered under divine inspiration

filibuster collapse: a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches; a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes; obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation

clock watcher collapse: a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time

exotic collapse: strikingly strange or unusual; "an exotic hair style"; "protons, neutrons, electrons and all their exotic variants"; "the exotic landscape of a dead planet"

tide over collapse: suffice for a period between two points; "This money will keep us going for another year"

standing collapse: the act of assuming or maintaining an erect upright position; an ordered listing of scores or results showing the relative positions of competitors (individuals or teams) in a sporting event; social or financial or professional status or reputation; "of equal standing"; "a member in good standing"; (of persons) on the feet; having the torso in an erect position supported by straight legs; "standing room only"; permanent; "a standing army"

reach collapse: the act of physically reaching or thrusting out; be in or establish communication with; "Our advertisements reach millions"; "He never contacted his children after he emigrated to Australia"; move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense; "Government reaches out to the people"; reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"; reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"; reach a goal, e.g., "make the first team"; "We made it!"; "She may not make the grade"; to extend as far as; "The sunlight reached the wall"; "Can he reach?" "The chair must not touch the wall"

time collapse: the continuum of experience in which events pass from the future through the present to the past; a person's experience on a particular occasion; "he had a time holding back the tears"; "they had a good time together"; an instance or single occasion for some event; "this time he succeeded"; "he called four times"; "he could do ten at a clip"; an indefinite period (usually marked by specific attributes or activities); "he waited a long time"; "the time of year for planting"; "he was a great actor is his time"; a suitable moment; "it is time to go"; a period of time considered as a resource under your control and sufficient to accomplish something; "take time to smell the roses"; "I didn't have time to finish"; "it took more than half my time"; adjust so that a force is applied and an action occurs at the desired time; "The good player times his swing so as to hit the ball squarely"; regulate or set the time of; "time the clock"; assign a time for an activity or event; "The candidate carefully timed his appearance at the disaster scene"; set the speed, duration, or execution of; "we time the process to manufacture our cars very precisely"

remote collapse: far apart in nature; "considerations entirely removed (or remote) from politics"

in the long run collapse: after a very lengthy period of time; "she will succeed in the long run"

hold off collapse: resist and fight to a standoff; "Dallas had enough of a lead to hold the Broncos off"

dawdler collapse: someone who takes more time than necessary; someone who lags behind

linger collapse: take one's time; proceed slowly; remain present although waning or gradually dying; "Her perfume lingered on"

interlude collapse: a brief show (music or dance etc) inserted between the sections of a longer performance; an intervening period or episode; perform an interlude; "The guitar player interluded with a beautiful improvisation"

convenience collapse: the quality of being useful and convenient; "they offered the convenience of an installment plan"; the state of being suitable or opportune; "chairs arranged for his own convenience"

letup collapse: a pause during which things are calm or activities are diminished; "there was never a letup in the noise"

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