The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word STALLING which also is the latest solution we found used in CrossSynergy in 2001.
Playing for time crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| STALLING | 100 % | 8 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Playing for time
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- wasting time
- buy time
- procrastinating
- waiting game
- time being
- elapsed time
- stalling
- dead time
- procrastination
- play on
- clock time
- procrastinate
Crossword Answer definitions
STALLING verb- To put (an animal, etc.) in a stall.
- To fatten.
- To come to a standstill.
- To cause to stop making progress, to hinder, to slow down, to delay or forestall.
- To plunge into mire or snow so as not to be able to get on; to set; to fix.
- (of an engine) To stop suddenly.
- To cause the engine of a manual-transmission car to stop by going too slowly for the selected gear.
- To exceed the critical angle of attack, resulting in loss of lift.
- To live in, or as if in, a stall; to dwell.
- To be stuck, as in mire or snow; to stick fast.
- To be tired of eating, as cattle.
- To place in an office with the customary formalities; to install.
- To forestall; to anticipate.
- To keep close; to keep secret.
- To employ delaying tactics against.
- To employ delaying tactics.
- The act of a person or thing that stalls.
- Stabling.
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