Zeit gewinnen
to gain time
Türkçe: zaman kazanmak
Watch out. Nuance: implies strategic action, not just luck.
In a sentence
Which form of gewinnen fills the gap?
Die Verkäuferin ____ Zeit durch den neuen Scanner.
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Die Verkäuferin gewinnt Zeit durch den neuen Scanner.
How it is used
Neutral. Means 'to gain time' – creating extra time by delaying. Use in a negotiation to postpone a decision. Nuance: implies strategic action, not just luck.
Other verbs that go with Zeit
This is the choice the collocation turns on.
- sich die Zeit vertreibento while away the time
- Zeit kostento take time
- die Zeit totschlagento kill time
- gut in der Zeit liegento be ahead of or on schedule
- (viel) Zeit in etwas steckento invest a lot of time in
- sich Zeit lassen / nehmento take one's time
- Zeit haben / findento have/find time
- Zeit benötigen / brauchento need time
Other collocations built on gewinnen
- Akzeptanz gewinnento win acceptance
- Abstand gewinnen von+Dat.to gain perspective/distance from something
- an Bedeutung gewinnento gain in significance
- an Boden gewinnento gain ground or make progress
- Einfluss gewinnento acquire power or sway over people/decisions
- an Dynamik gewinnento gain momentum or become more dynamic
- einen Einblick gewinnento gain an insight through experience or study
- einen Eindruck gewinnen von+Dat.to gain an impression
All 34 collocations built on gewinnen
More from Gesellschaft und Leben
- Einfluss nehmento actively use one's power to affect someone/something
- gegen den Trend gehento act opposite to popular opinion or direction
- im Zweifel sein über+Akk.to be in doubt about
- in Gebrauch nehmento start using something for the first time
- Ehre einbringento earn or gain respect/prestige for oneself or others
All collocations in Gesellschaft und Leben
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