ซื้อเวลา(séu way-laa)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] buy time; [to] stall
to do something to delay an event or decision, usually to give oneself more time to prepare or think.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถามtăamถามtăam1[to] ask; inquire2[to] question; interrogate3[to] ask about; consultคำถามkam tăamคำถามkam tăamquestionที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrngเกี่ยวข้องgìiao kôrng1relevant; related2[to] be related (to); be connected (with); be involved (in/with)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofซื้อเวลาséu way-laaซื้อเวลาséu way-laa[to] buy time; [to] stall
He asked an irrelevant question to buy some time.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ยื้อเวลาyéu way-laaยื้อเวลาyéu way-laa[to] stall for time; [to] delay
[to] stall for time; [to] delay
ถ่วงเวลาtùuang way-laaถ่วงเวลาtùuang way-laa1[to] stall; [to] buy time; [to] delay on purpose2[to] run down the clock; [to] time-waste (tactic)
- [to] stall; [to] buy time; [to] delay on purpose
- [to] run down the clock; [to] time-waste (tactic)
ประวิงprà-wingประวิงprà-wing[to] delay; [to] stall [for time]; [to] prolong
[to] delay; [to] stall [for time]; [to] prolong
ประวิงเวลาbprà-wing wee-laaประวิงเวลาbprà-wing wee-laa[to] delay; [to] stall for time
[to] delay; [to] stall for time
Word Breakdown
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ซื้อเวลาséu way-laaซื้อเวลาséu way-laa[to] buy time; [to] stall