ยื้อเวลา

yéu way-laa

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] stall for time; [to] delay

To deliberately delay something or try to make an event take longer, often to gain an advantage; to stall for time.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpà-yaa-yaamพยายามpà-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยื้อเวลาyéu way-laaยื้อเวลาyéu way-laa[to] stall for time; [to] delayให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)ที่สุดtêe sùtที่สุดtêe sùt1most; -est (superlative)2very; extremely (colloquial)3in the end; ultimately
He tried to stall for time as long as possible.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ยื้อyéuยื้อyéu1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)Part 1
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เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]Part 2
ยื้อเวลาyéu way-laaยื้อเวลาyéu way-laa[to] stall for time; [to] delay