ประวิงเวลา(bprà-wing wee-laa)

Meanings

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[to] delay; [to] stall for time

to do something slowly or find reasons to wait in order to gain more time; to stall.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilถามtăamถามtăam1[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/slotไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)สำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofประวิงเวลาbprà-wing wee-laaประวิงเวลาbprà-wing wee-laa[to] delay; [to] stall for timeเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] cook; prepare food3[to] cause; make4[to] work; be employed5[to] act; behaveข้อสอบkôr sòpข้อสอบkôr sòp1exam; test; examination paper2exam question; test itemไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3ready; all set4done for; screwed (slang)
The student asked less important questions to stall for time because he hadn't finished the exam yet.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

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)
ยืดเวลาyêut way-laaยืดเวลาyêut way-laa[to] extend time; [to] prolong

[to] extend time; [to] prolong

หน่วงเวลาnùuang way-laaหน่วงเวลาnùuang way-laa[to] delay; [to] stall

[to] delay; [to] stall

ซื้อเวลาséu way-laaซื้อเวลาséu way-laa[to] buy time; [to] stall

[to] buy time; [to] stall

ยื้อyéuยื้อyéu1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)
  • [to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]
  • [to] stall; drag out; buy time
  • [to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)

Word Breakdown

ประวิงprà-wingประวิงprà-wing[to] delay; [to] stall [for time]; [to] prolongPart 1
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เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]Part 2
ประวิงเวลาbprà-wing wee-laaประวิงเวลาbprà-wing wee-laa[to] delay; [to] stall for time