Lingaku- to stall
- to play for time
Generated definitions (experimental)
- to stall
- to play for time
This meaning refers to the act of delaying or procrastinating in order to gain more time before making a decision or taking action.
We can't stall any longer; now is the crucial moment for decision-making.
He tried to stall to avoid facing reality.
This meaning specifically implies using tactics or strategies to extend a situation, often in a negotiation or conflict context, to gain an advantage.
During the negotiations, he was stalling to find a better solution.
zhèng fǔ政府shì tú试图ái shí jiān挨时间，yǐ biàn以便zài在mín zhòng民众fǎn duì反对xià下zuò chū做出gēng更míng zhì明智de的jué dìng决定。
The government is trying to buy time to make a wiser decision in the face of public opposition.
Generated collocations (experimental)
ái shí jiān挨时间to stallái shí jiān挨时间de的cè lüè策略the strategy of stalling for timeái shí jiān挨时间de的fāng shì方式the way to play for timegù yì故意ái shí jiān挨时间to deliberately stallbù xiǎng不想ái shí jiān挨时间to not want to stallái shí jiān挨时间de的jì qiǎo技巧the skills of stallingái shí jiān挨时间de的xíng wéi行为the act of stalling for timeái shí jiān挨时间tuō yán拖延to delay by stallingái shí jiān挨时间de的lǐ yóu理由the reason for playing for timeái shí jiān挨时间de的fāng fǎ方法methods to stall for time