stall for time

to cause a delay intentionally. You are just stalling for time. Please hurry. she is stalling for time, hoping someone will rescue her.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
ConcepciÓN	kawn-thep-THYON (Spanish), kawn-sep-SYON (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Kettil	-	Swedish
Vinko	-	Croatian, Slovene
Niloufar	-	Persian
Lawrence	LAWR-ənts	English
Zubaida	-	Arabic