gaining time (verb) delay: cause stop in action
Detalii: various things may cause a delay, but a postponement will result from the action of a person
Sinonime: advanced, advancing,
ahead,
along, ante, antecedently, at an advantage, at the head,
before, beforehand, earlier, first, fore, foremost, forward, forwards, in the foreground, in the lead, leading,
on, onward, onwards,
precedent, precedently,
preceding,
previous, progressing, to the fore
Antonime: behind