MARK TIME


Meaning of MARK TIME in English

1 : to keep the time of a marching step by moving the feet alternately without advancing

2 : to maintain a static state of readiness <the House was marking time while the Senate talked ― F. L. Paxson>

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.