wait/just a moment
idiom
informal
—used to tell someone to wait or to stop for a brief time
"Aren't you finished yet?" "Just a moment. I'm almost done."
Wait a moment—I don't understand.
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The fingerprint reader takes just a moment to train and is mostly consistent at unlocking the phone.
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PCMAG, 9 July 2024
Assume, for just a moment, that a majority of the justices are partisan hacks who are determined to remove the stigma of a felony conviction from the Republican presidential candidate before the election.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 June 2024
Dozens of supporters for Lockwood filled the courtroom during his appearance, as Lockwood sat toward the front of the room, then stood before the judge for just a moment.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
Wright family friend Mindy Clark, who has been posting updates via social media and spoke to KUTV, said the boy's mother ran inside the family's Beaver County home for just a moment on Tuesday.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 May 2024
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PCMAG, 9 July 2024
Assume, for just a moment, that a majority of the justices are partisan hacks who are determined to remove the stigma of a felony conviction from the Republican presidential candidate before the election.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 5 June 2024
Dozens of supporters for Lockwood filled the courtroom during his appearance, as Lockwood sat toward the front of the room, then stood before the judge for just a moment.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 21 Feb. 2024
Wright family friend Mindy Clark, who has been posting updates via social media and spoke to KUTV, said the boy's mother ran inside the family's Beaver County home for just a moment on Tuesday.
—Christina Coulter, Fox News, 23 May 2024
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“Wait/just a moment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wait%2Fjust%20a%20moment. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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