การซื้อเวลา

gaan séu way-laa

Meanings

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buying time; stalling

the act of stalling or purposely delaying something in order to gain more time to prepare or decide.

Examples

การขอgaan kŏrการขอgaan kŏr1request; the act of asking2application; formal request3appeal; solicitationเลื่อนlêuuanเลื่อนlêuuan1[to] slide; move along; move (something) smoothly2[to] postpone; delay3[to] be promoted; advance4[to] scroll5[to] shift; move (time/place)ประชุมbprà-chumประชุมbprà-chum1meeting; conference2[to] meet; hold a meeting3assembly; councilของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyจะเป็นjà bpenจะเป็นjà bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)แค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)การซื้อเวลาgaan séu way-laaการซื้อเวลาgaan séu way-laabuying time; stallingเท่านั้นtâo nánเท่านั้นtâo nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
His request to postpone the meeting seems to be just a way of buying time.