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
Lucas Bergvall, instrumental in Spurs' first goal, then coughed up possession too easily in an instant, leaving Matheus Cunha to race clear and score just a minute later.
From BBC • Apr. 13, 2025
That allowed Rhyse Martin to add the extras and make it 6-4 but, just a minute from the interval, Saints went back in front.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
Palace had been reduced to 10 men just a minute earlier when Jordan Ayew was sent off.
From Washington Times • Dec. 9, 2023
A woman was also shrieking, the same woman who’d been speaking just a minute before.
From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley
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