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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Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
Karlie Kloss and Josh Kushner have a second wedding in Wyoming.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
With Diekman, the Mets finally have a second left-hander, allowing for better matchups.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
But now, customers have a second chance to witness the path of totality from above.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
To have a second chance at something is significant, especially when that thing is love.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 May 2024
After welcoming their oldest son Mason in 2007, the couple struggled to have a second child.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Funkateers will also have a second opportunity to catch Ghost-Note soon in the Motor City; this spring, they were announced among the lineup of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
If the Petitioner were so irresponsible and created such an unsafe home environment for the parties’ minor child, why would the Respondent desperately want to have a second baby with the Petitioner?
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
Chris Sims, The Indianapolis Star, 13 June 2024
Karlie Kloss and Josh Kushner have a second wedding in Wyoming.
—Zoë Haylock, Vulture, 19 Apr. 2024
With Diekman, the Mets finally have a second left-hander, allowing for better matchups.
—Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 19 Mar. 2024
But now, customers have a second chance to witness the path of totality from above.
—Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
To have a second chance at something is significant, especially when that thing is love.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 24 May 2024
After welcoming their oldest son Mason in 2007, the couple struggled to have a second child.
—John Russell, Peoplemag, 22 May 2024
Funkateers will also have a second opportunity to catch Ghost-Note soon in the Motor City; this spring, they were announced among the lineup of the 2024 Detroit Jazz Festival.
—Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 13 May 2024
If the Petitioner were so irresponsible and created such an unsafe home environment for the parties’ minor child, why would the Respondent desperately want to have a second baby with the Petitioner?
—Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 4 May 2024
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