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
Nikolaj	-	Danish, Slovene
Gregor	GRE-gawr (German)	German, Scottish, Slovak, Slovene
Virgie	VUR-jee	English
Angie	AN-jee	English
Don	[dɔn]
Christelle	krees-TEL	French