ze.van describes the king's accusation that his advisers were seeking to gain time before answering.

The sole attested use describes people as seeking to gain time in response to the king's demand.

1. Seeking to gain time · dominant

   In Daniel 2:8, the masculine plural active participle occurs in the king's accusation against those addressed; the APB renders the clause, "you are buying time," because they see that the matter is determined.

   Daniel 2:8

In the Anselm Project Bible: In Daniel 2:8, the APB presents the clause as "you are buying time." This rendering is treated as confirmation of the clause's overall accusation.