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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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.
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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
Then Pius Suter scored with nearly half a minute remaining.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The big story China’s foreign ministry press hall in Beijing fell silent for close to half a minute on Monday afternoon.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
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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
Then Pius Suter scored with nearly half a minute remaining.
—Thomas Drance, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
The big story China’s foreign ministry press hall in Beijing fell silent for close to half a minute on Monday afternoon.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
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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 1 May. 2025.
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