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A small amount of anything; also, a short period of time. For example, Here's a bit of wrapping paper, or It'll be ready in a bit, or Just wait a bit. [c. 1600]

Somewhat or rather, as in It stings a bit, or Will you have a bit more to eat? [Second half of 1600s] Also see bit by bit; not a bit.

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In the UK, COTTON CANDY is more commonly known as…

candystring

candyfloss

candypuff

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How to use a bit in a sentence

And they all had them easy-going, wait-a-bit kind of voices, and didn't see no pertic'ler importance in their "r's."
Danny's Own Story|Don Marquis
Then all the youngster robins began to coax Robert Robin to sing his Wait-a-bit song.
Exciting Adventures of Mister Robert Robin|Ben Field
The Wait-a-bit (Wacht een beetje) is so called from the ingenious nature of its spines.
The Romance of Plant Life|G. F. Scott Elliot
A sage-hen crouching low in sand and shadowed by wait-a-bit thorn twigs is pretty well hidden.
The Red Mustang|William O. Stoddard

The British call them "wait-a-bit" thorns, and under either name they are equally dangerous.
Adventures in Swaziland|Owen Rowe O'Neil

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