húzza az időt

Hungarian

Etymology

húz (“to drag”) +‎ -ja (personal suffix) +‎ az (“the”) +‎ idő (“time”) +‎ -t (accusative suffix), literally “to drag the time”

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhuːzːɒ ɒz ˈidøːt]

Verb

húzza az időt

1. (idiomatic) to temporize, stall for time, stonewall, drag one's feet, drag one's heels (to intentionally cause a delay)

Conjugation

• For the verb, see the definite conjugation of húz.
• The inflected noun időt remains unchanged.

Related terms

• időhúzás