buying time

A phrase used to describe the action of someone who is purposely delaying an action or very deliberately pushing off a decision to be made sometime later.

Jill is afraid to jump off the bungee jumping deck, so she is standing there buying time by talking about how afraid she is instead of jumping.

buy some time

To extend a period of time needed to obtain a goal or to pay a debt or aquire something.

"I hid out from Vinny for a while to buy some time and save up the money for my outstanding debt to keep my legs from getting broken"

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buying air-time

Buying a meal or treats for a person in the hope of receiving sexual gratification. "Air-time" as in legs-in-the-air-time.

By paying for her lunch she thought he was generous but actually he was buying air-time.