English/Expression

시간을 벌다

Jorten 2009. 9. 7. 16:15

시간을 벌다 buy some time

A : 회의가 한 시간 연기됐어.
     The meeting's been pushed back an hour.

B : 와, 잘됐다. 시간 좀 벌었네.
     Wow, that's great news. We bought some time.

     지금 출발해도 늦지는 않겠다. 
     If we leave now, we'll still make it on time.

buy some time

- We were quickly running out of money but managed to buy time by getting a small loan.

push back

- Did you push up or push back the date? (날짜를 당긴거야? 미룬거야?)

- be pushed back on the priority list (우선순위에서 밀리다)