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单词 mark time
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mark time in British English

a. 
to move the feet alternately as in marching but without advancing
b. 
to act in a mechanical and routine way
c. 
to halt progress temporarily, while awaiting developments
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mark time in American English

1. 
to keep time while at a halt by lifting the feet alternately as if marching
2. 
to suspend progress for a time, as while awaiting developments
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mark time

to not do anything new or decisive, because you are waiting to see how a situation will develop
We feel we're just marking time until our new boss arrives.

Examples of 'mark time' in a sentence
mark time

Oh, let me come soon to that safe haven where I shall mark time forever.
Anthony Masters CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD (2001)
I don't want to mark time amongst all that clutter of pipes down there longer than I have to.
Jenkins, Geoffrey A DAYSTAR OF FEAR (2001)
This time there would be no escape into another situation in which she seemed merely to mark time.
Gaskin, Catherine THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN (2001)
Gowain strummed a beat on his strings and a low chant rose to mark time with the swallows.
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss THE WOLF AND THE DOVE (2001)
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