Google is asking the court to put a pause on the proposed changes to the Play Store that would open it to competitors as it appeals the decision on the Epic antitrust lawsuit ruling.

In the span of two days this week, Alphabet's Google was hit with a court order to open up its app store Play to rivals and learned that the U.S. Justice Department may soon ask a judge to split up the company to limit its hold over online searches.

Google has filed a motion to delay the implementation of antitrust related changes to the Google Play Store, arguing that the timeline is too short and could compromise the security of the Android ecosystem.

The company says the imminent deadline to implement changes gives it little time to try to mitigate ‘serious risks.’

Google has requested the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to temporarily halt a ruling that compels the company to open its Play Store to third-party competitors while it appeals an antitrust decision won by Epic Games.

Google went to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals to ask for emergency stay of Epic rulling. Google first appealed directly to Judge Donato but is unwiling to wait until Friday to h