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)