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mark time |
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mark time Fig. to wait; to do nothing but wait. I'll just mark time till things get better. Do you expect me to just stand here and mark time? mark time to do something which is not very interesting while you are waiting to start doing something more important (usually in continuous tenses) She's just marking time in her father's shop until it's time to go to university. mark time to not do anything important while you wait Mrs. Jamison marked time while waiting to take up her new job. Related vocabulary: tread waterEtymology: based on the military phrase mark time (to march in the same place, moving your legs up and down without going forward) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Perry consulted an elaborate watch, constructed to mark time to the fifth of a second, and answered Geoffrey, with his eye all the while on Mrs. |
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