Communication
stall for time
delay to avoid pressure
To stall for time means to delay taking action or making a decision, usually because you need more time.
Hear it in real life
Did he need more information?
Not really; he was just stalling for time.
She kept checking her phone to stall for time before answering.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: She kept checking her phone to stall ‸ time before answering.
Say: She kept checking her phone to stall for time before answering.
In this expression, “stall” is followed by “for time.”
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
stall for time; be stalling for time
Your turn: say it out loud
She kept checking her phone to stall for time before answering.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
stall for time
delay to avoid pressure
“She kept checking her phone to stall for time before answering.”
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