Example
“The temporary agreement bought negotiators another week to find a solution.”
Dictionary details
Related idioms
Expressions connected by reviewed component words or topic tags.
hang on a minute
Informal · CEFR A2
used to ask someone to wait, or to express surprise or objection
for the time being
Neutral · CEFR B1
temporarily, until circumstances change
in the pipeline
Neutral · CEFR B2
being planned or developed and expected to happen soon
on the back burner
Informal · CEFR B2
given low priority and left for later
better late than never
Neutral · CEFR A2
Doing something after a delay is better than not doing it at all.
bright and early
Neutral · CEFR A2
at the very start of the morning
Source methodology
Meanings, register, CEFR, and examples come from the reviewed dictionary record. Expression notes may describe a reviewed present-day word picture or a background note; they are not presented as verified etymology.