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to mark time

to mark time
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too mahrk tahym]
    • /tu mɑrk taɪm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [too mahrk tahym]
    • /tu mɑrk taɪm/

Definition of to mark time words

  • phrase to mark time If you are marking time, you are doing something that is not particularly useful or interesting while you wait for something more important or interesting to happen. 0

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Parts of speech for To mark time

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

to mark time popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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