half a minute/second

idiom

: a short while : a moment
Please wait (for) half a minute/second while I try to connect you.

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Four horses have finished the Preakness within half a second of Secretariat’s record. Annie Jennemann, Baltimore Sun, 6 May 2025 On Saturday, Gout won the under-20 100m title at the Queensland State Championships in 10.38, almost half a second faster than the rest of the field. George Ramsay, CNN, 16 Mar. 2025 Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out. Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025 More importantly, Piastri was ahead of title rival Norris by nearly half a minute. Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for half a minute/second

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“Half a minute/second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20minute%2Fsecond. Accessed 21 May. 2025.

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