hold/hang on a moment
idiom
informal
—used to tell someone to wait or to stop for a brief time
"Aren't you finished yet?" "Hold on a moment. I'm almost done."
Hang on a moment—I don't understand.
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Well, hold on a moment – technology should have crushed the price of bread since those days.
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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Clem Chambers, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025
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“Hold/hang on a moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hold%2Fhang%20on%20a%20moment. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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