Gain time is a phrase used to describe the act of delaying or stalling in order to gain more time. This can be done for a variety of reasons, such as to buy more time to complete a task or to avoid an unpleasant situation. The crossword solutions for this term are 'DELAY' and 'STALL', both of which are five-letter words. DELAY means to postpone or put off something, while STALL means to DELAY or cause a DELAY. Both words can be used to describe the same concept of gaining time.