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Old Fri Mar 20, 2009, 12:16am
With_Two_Flakes With_Two_Flakes is offline
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I would say that "Marking time" is an expression more used in America than England.

The English term would be "Running on the spot".

His legs are still going up and down, but he isn't actually moving anywhere.

Like when soldiers are marching on the parade ground and then they stop going forward, but their legs are still making the marching action.
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