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mark time

Verb
idiomatic broadly figuratively
Japanese Meaning
その場で行進して、足踏みすること(一歩も進まない) / 一時的に進展がなく、現状維持となること
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パレードのリハーサル中、軍曹はバンドが所定の位置に着くまで新兵たちにその場で足踏みをするよう命じた。

present singular third-person

participle present

participle past

past

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(idiomatic, marching) To march in place, while still in step with the beat. / (by extension, figuratively) To stop making progress temporarily; to wait or stand still.

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mark time

During the parade rehearsal, the sergeant ordered the recruits to mark time until the band reached their position.

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During the parade rehearsal, the sergeant ordered the recruits to mark time until the band reached their position.

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