Gain time
Succeeded in delaying or stopping a certain development that was working against him.
(Modern Hebrew)
Translation
Expression (Hebrew)
הִרְוִויחַ זְמַן
Definition (Hebrew)
הִצְלִיחַ לְעַכֵּב אוֹ לַעֲצֹר הִתְפַּתְּחוּת מְסֻיֶּמֶת שֶׁפָּעֲלָה לְרָעָתוֹ.
(הָעִבְרִית הַחֲדָשָׁה)