wait a minute/moment/second
- wait a minute/moment/second
wait a minute/moment/second
1
— used to tell someone to stop and wait briefly
Please wait one moment while I take this call.
2
— used to interrupt someone or something because you have noticed, thought of, or remembered something
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wait a minute — BE PATIENT, wait a moment/second, just a moment/minute/second, hold on; informal hang on, hold your horses; Brit. informal hang about. → minute * * * wait a minute/moment/second idiom 1. to wait for a short time • … Useful english dictionary
just a minute, moment, second, etc. — used to ask someone to wait or pause for a short time ■ used to interrupt someone, esp. in protest or disagreement … Useful english dictionary
wait a minute — if you ll just wait a minute, I m sure we can get to the bottom of this Syn: be patient, wait a moment/second, hold on; informal hang on, hold your horses … Thesaurus of popular words
wait — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless, lengthy, long ▪ We had a long wait to see the doctor. ▪ short ▪ agonizing, anxious … Collocations dictionary
wait — wait1 W1S1 [weıt] v ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(not go/start something)¦ 2¦(something has not happened)¦ 3 wait a minute/second/moment etc 4 somebody can t wait/can hardly wait 5 something can/can t wait 6 wait and see 7 wait until/till ... 8 be waiting (for… … Dictionary of contemporary English
wait — wait1 [ weıt ] verb intransitive *** 1. ) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something will happen: Sheryl said she d be waiting in the lobby. wait for: He was attacked while he was waiting for a bus. The airport was full of… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
wait — 1 /weIt/ verb 1 DELAY/NOT START STH (I) to not do something or go somewhere until something else happens, someone arrives etc: Hurry up! Everyone s waiting. | Wait right here until I come back. | wait for sth/sb: We had to wait over an hour for… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wait — I UK [weɪt] / US verb [intransitive] Word forms wait : present tense I/you/we/they wait he/she/it waits present participle waiting past tense waited past participle waited *** 1) a) to stay in one place because you expect or hope that something… … English dictionary
minute — minute1 /min it/, n., v., minuted, minuting, adj. n. 1. the sixtieth part (1/60) of an hour; sixty seconds. 2. an indefinitely short space of time: Wait a minute! 3. an exact point in time; instant; moment: Come here this minute! 4. minutes, the… … Universalium
wait — [[t]we͟ɪt[/t]] ♦ waits, waiting, waited 1) VERB: no passive When you wait for something or someone, you spend some time doing very little, because you cannot act until that thing happens or that person arrives. [V for n] I walk to a street corner … English dictionary
