ask for someone's indulgence

ask for someone's indulgence
ask for/beg/crave/etc someone’s indulgence spoken formal phrase
used for asking someone to be patient while you say or do something

I wonder, could I just crave your indulgence very briefly?

Thesaurus: ways of telling or asking someone to waitsynonym
Main entry: indulgence

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  • crave someone's indulgence — ask for/beg/crave/etc someone’s indulgence spoken formal phrase used for asking someone to be patient while you say or do something I wonder, could I just crave your indulgence very briefly? Thesaurus: ways of telling or asking someone to… …   Useful english dictionary

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