TikTok has asked a court for an emergency injunction to prevent it becoming unavailable in the US next month.
The US government passed a law demanding the app's sale or ban because of what it says are its links to the Chinese state - links TikTok and its parent company ByteDance deny.
The social media company lost its appeal against the law in a decision handed down on Friday - and said afterwards it would appeal to the Supreme Court.
TikTok and ByteDance have now submitted a legal request to temporarily block the law to give the Supreme Court more time to consider the matter.
The Department of Justice has called for the request to be dismissed, saying its underlying arguments have already been definitively rejected.
TikTok and ByteDance say an injunction is also justified because Donald Trump is about to replace Joe Biden as president.
Mr Trump has previously indicated he would overturn the law.
TikTok argues that even a temporary ban from early 2025 would have "devastating effects" on its operations.
The company's filing added that it would be "inflicting irreparable injury" by silencing petitioners and the 170 million Americans who use the platform each month.
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