mark time

mɑːrk taɪm
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Translation of mark time into German

Verbal expression

1.

exercise

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move feet up and down in place as a marching exercise
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  • The soldiers had to mark time while waiting for the parade to start..Die Soldaten mussten auf der Stelle treten, während sie auf den Beginn der Parade warteten
2.

no progress

stay in one place without moving forward
  • Sometimes you just have to mark time and wait.Manchmal muss man einfach auf der Stelle treten und abwarten.
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Synonyms and analogies of mark time in English

Examples of mark time in a sentence

  • They had to mark time before the ceremony began.
  • We had to mark time until funding arrived.
  • Soldiers mark time during the long parade rehearsal.

Translations of "mark time" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Stelle treten

Without new funding, the research team will simply mark time instead of innovating.

Ohne neue Finanzierung wird das Forschungsteam nur auf der Stelle treten, statt zu innovieren.

During the drill, the recruits had to mark time in perfect sync.

Während der Übung mussten die Rekruten im perfekten Gleichschritt auf der Stelle treten.

Zeit zu messen

Some cultures have used the idea of a sidereal day to mark time.

Manche Kulturen haben die Vorstellung eines siderischen Tages genutzt, um die Zeit zu messen.

The most important job of your left hemisphere of your brain is to mark time.

Es ist die wichtigste Aufgabe eurer linken Gehirnhälfte die Zeit zu messen.

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mark time: Examples and translations in context

I don't want to mark time anymore; I'm ready to make real changes.

Ich will nicht länger auf der Stelle treten; ich bin bereit für echte Veränderungen.

As part of the routine, the performers had to mark time before the big finale.

Als Teil der Routine mussten die Darsteller vor dem großen Finale auf der Stelle treten.

He didn't want to mark time in his relationship, he wanted to move forward.

Er wollte in seiner Beziehung nicht auf der Stelle treten, sondern vorankommen.

But I am too curious a person, to want to mark time.

Aber ich bin ein zu neugieriger Mensch, als daß ich gerne auf der Stelle treten würde.

If we do it as a routine, it means that we mark time.

Tun wir es routinemässig, bedeutet dies, dass wir auf der Stelle treten.

As a result, you can sometimes get the impression that all the other IaaS providers mark time - considering the innovative power of Amazon Web Services.

Dadurch kann man manchmal den Eindruck bekommen, dass alle anderen IaaS-Anbieter auf der Stelle treten - angesichts der Innovationskraft der Amazon Web Services.

The letter from Chancellor Kohl and President Chirac shows that the hard core of Europe wants to mark time: no further steps on the way to a federal Europe.

Aus dem Schreiben von Kohl und Chirac geht hervor, daß der harte Kern der Europäischen Union auf der Stelle treten möchte: Es soll keine weiteren Schritte auf dem Weg zu einer föderalen Europäischen Union geben.

But after many runs and crossing over to the predecessor Várar I have to confess that OBSCURITY mark time, if not even doing a step backwards compared to the predecessor.

Nach vielen Durchläufen und Vergleichshören zum Vorgänger Várar muss ich allerdings gestehen, dass OBSCURITY mit Tenkterra auf der Stelle treten, wenn nicht gar einen Schritt zurück machen.

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