buy time buy the farm • buy up · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · buy time · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 8 · · Length 3 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (verb) act so as to delay an event or action in order to gain an advantage. Synonyms: buy time. · · Verb Definition 1 Characters · · space U+0020 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 m latin small letter m U+006D t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079