play for time – phrases

Terms for subject Makarov containing play for time | all forms | in specified order only

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play for time	стараться выиграть время
the committee decided to play her along for a time, hoping to obtain her services for lower pay	комитет решил потянуть время, надеясь получить её услуги за более низкую цену
what was meant by the term "natural break" was a break which would have occurred even had there been no advertisement: for example, in the interval between the acts of a play, or at half-time in football matches	под термином "natural break" подразумевалась пауза в передаче, не связанная с рекламой: например, антракт между действиями пьесы или перерыв в футбольном матче