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.
Examples of have a minute/moment/second in a Sentence
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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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Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
The couple is hoping to have a second child soon, perhaps without the help of a doula this time.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
In December 2022, Zaya and Dufren debated whether or not to have a second child on an episode of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
The all-Democratic council has long worked to help those who served their time have a second chance at success.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
Depending on what the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas decide, the Sharks might have a second.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
Threapleton and Vuorinen also have a second daughter, Georgia.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
In Brooklyn Heights, a couple that wanted to have a second child is reconsidering, anxious over crushing child care expenses and cutbacks to prekindergarten programs.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Neither financial institutions nor regulators have a minute to waste in preparing for increasing corporate defaults.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
Evan Frank, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Apr. 2024
The couple is hoping to have a second child soon, perhaps without the help of a doula this time.
—Cameron Pugh, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Apr. 2024
In December 2022, Zaya and Dufren debated whether or not to have a second child on an episode of 90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?
—Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 20 Feb. 2024
The all-Democratic council has long worked to help those who served their time have a second chance at success.
—Sharon Coolidge, The Enquirer, 19 Mar. 2024
Depending on what the Pittsburgh Penguins and general manager Kyle Dubas decide, the Sharks might have a second.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 13 Mar. 2024
Threapleton and Vuorinen also have a second daughter, Georgia.
—Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
In Brooklyn Heights, a couple that wanted to have a second child is reconsidering, anxious over crushing child care expenses and cutbacks to prekindergarten programs.
—Troy Closson, New York Times, 27 Feb. 2024
Neither financial institutions nor regulators have a minute to waste in preparing for increasing corporate defaults.
—Mayra Rodriguez Valladares, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
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