have a minute/moment/second
idiom
: have a short period of time available (for something)
Do you have a minute/moment/second? I have a few things I'd like to discuss with you.
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Players can also add the Double Play for one more $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2025
Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Outkast’s ‘Stankonia’ is also about to have a moment with them being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The Valparaiso City Council selected childcare center director Erika Watkins in May to have a second term appointment to the Valparaiso School Board, and at her first new term meeting on July 30, she was voted unanimously by the trustees to serve as school board president.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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Chris Sims, IndyStar, 19 Aug. 2025
Players can also add the Double Play for an additional $1 to have a second chance at winning $10 million.
—Enquirer Staff, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Aug. 2025
Outkast’s ‘Stankonia’ is also about to have a moment with them being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
—Mike Wass, Variety, 13 Aug. 2025
The Valparaiso City Council selected childcare center director Erika Watkins in May to have a second term appointment to the Valparaiso School Board, and at her first new term meeting on July 30, she was voted unanimously by the trustees to serve as school board president.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Have a minute/moment/second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20minute%2Fmoment%2Fsecond. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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