wait a minute/moment/second

phrase

1

—used to tell someone to stop and wait briefly

Wait a minute. I need to tie my shoe.

If you will just wait a second, I can explain what happened.

2

—used to interrupt someone or something because one has noticed, thought of, or remembered something

Wait a second—that's not what she said.

Wait a minute. I just remembered where I put the keys.

Examples of wait a minute/moment/second in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Because on the other end, legal will say, ‘Well, wait a minute. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025

Go to AmIUnique and wait a minute or two for the test to run. — Jacob Roach, Wired News, 16 Oct. 2025

But wait a minute — there next to Lester, handing him an envelope, is none other than the missing Nicky Caccimelio (Bobby Cannavale), who apparently was hiding in plain sight. — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025

Prices start at just $2 and several products flaunt frighteningly good deals (like five for $27 hand soaps and a buy three, get one free promotion), so don’t wait a second longer to shop! — Katie Decker-Jacoby, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025

First QBs gone figure to be Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen, Jayden Daniels and Jalen Hurts -- but wait a second! — Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025