wait a minute
Idioms-
Stop, I want to say something, as in Wait a minute—he wasn't there yesterday .
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What a surprise, as in Wait a minute! It was you who called the police? For a similar phrase, see hold everything .
Example Sentences
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And hold on, wait a minute: Will that give Lakers general manager Rob Pelinka and his growing cast of front-office colleagues pause this offseason?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2026
"Like, wait a minute, you didn't pay anything at all, and yet you still have complaints?" she said with a snicker.
From Barron's ● Feb. 26, 2026
"I thought, wait a minute, shopping has become the national pastime, and nobody has written about it," Kinsella said of her bestselling series.
From BBC ● Dec. 31, 2025
“I said, wait a minute, why am I even thinking about that? Why do I care what other people perceive of the CEO of Robinhood?” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 26, 2025
But then I figured, Hey wait a minute, what law is there that says you have to be the token puritan of the movie business?
From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman
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