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Run out the clock
Verb
Definitions
1.
Verb
To preserve a lead in a game by retaining possession, to waste time.
Synonyms
run down the clock
run the clock down
put away
waste time
run out
mop up
lose time
run down
bottle up
quit while one is ahead
edge out
hold over
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