Play for time -- everybody's on the way (5)
I believe the answer is:
stall
'play for time' is the definition.
(thesaurus)
'everybody's on the way' is the wordplay.
'everybody' becomes 'all' (I've seen this before).
'on' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'the way' becomes 'st'.
'all' after 'st' is 'STALL'.
(Other definitions for stall that I've seen before include "Hold up" , "A stand in a market-place" , "Hang back" , "Be evasive" , "digital protection" .)