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wait a minute

  1. Stop, I want to say something, as in Wait a minute—he wasn't there yesterday .

  2. What a surprise, as in Wait a minute! It was you who called the police? For a similar phrase, see hold everything .

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He made good time, as here the going was little obstructed by creepers or thorned "wait-a-minute."

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