someone will take a moment

someone will take a moment
someone/​something will take/be/a moment phrase
someone or something will be very quick

I’ll only be a moment.

You can wait if you like. It won’t take a moment.

Thesaurus: quicklysynonym
Main entry: moment

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • something will take a moment — someone/​something will take/be/a moment phrase someone or something will be very quick I’ll only be a moment. You can wait if you like. It won’t take a moment. Thesaurus: quicklysynonym …   Useful english dictionary

  • something will be a moment — someone/​something will take/be/a moment phrase someone or something will be very quick I’ll only be a moment. You can wait if you like. It won’t take a moment. Thesaurus: quicklysynonym …   Useful english dictionary

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