have a few minutes/moments

idiom

: have a short period of time available (for something)

Give me a call when you have a few minutes/moments.

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In-person buyers only have a few minutes to inspect a unit, meaning most customers do not know if the boxes or bins contain treasure or trash. —Chelsia Rose Marcius, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2023

Sadly, Sloane and her new husband only have a few moments together again before Klaus’s handy reincarnation trick subsides, and Luther fades back into The Void. —Lauren Puckett-Pope, ELLE, 23 June 2022

Creating time on the calendar (and even within each meeting) to have a few minutes to check in with your employees is crucial. —Expert Panel, Forbes, 24 May 2021

The crew will then have a few minutes of weightlessness at this apogee and the chance to look at the curvature of Earth from space before a Mach 3 re-entry to Earth to land on a runway at Spaceport America. —Jamie Carter, Forbes, 5 July 2021

Then screen your calls and talk with your mom when you aren’t stressed and have a few minutes to spend in conversation. —Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 12 Dec. 2022

Don't linger after a meeting and ask to have a few minutes afterward. —Joe Carbone, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022

Teachers often only have a few minutes to eat some food before the next class, so having a variety of snacks to choose from at any time of the day is helpful. —chicagotribune.com, 16 Nov. 2021

The details get a little complicated, but basically — the chefs are paired into teams (because there’s an odd number, Dawn is paired with alum Brooke Williamson) and have a few minutes to go into a pitch-black room and sample a dish. —Vulture, 7 July 2021