just a minute
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Also, just a moment.
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Wait a little bit. This expression is used before explaining oneself, as in Just a minute, I didn't mean that he was wrong , or to stop someone from something, as in Just a moment, I was here first . Also see hold everything .
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Only a very short time, as in I'll be with you in just a minute .
Example Sentences
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Gala goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir could only parry Khephren Thuram's powerful header into the path of the onrushing Koopmeiners, who tapped in the leveller just a minute later.
From Barron's • Feb. 17, 2026
It came just a minute before Carpenter went up the other end and thumped the ball past goalkeeper Cata Coll to put Chelsea 1-0 up.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
I’ll also tell you what happened to Mahoney in just a minute.
From Seattle Times • Dec. 18, 2023
Palace had been reduced to 10 men just a minute earlier when Jordan Ayew was sent off.
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2023
SCORPIUS: But, just a minute, isn’t—wasn’t—the second task took place in the lake, and you’re not allowed to leave the school building.
From "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child" by J.K. Rowling
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