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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For just a moment before the action resumes, the show takes a breath.
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Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Both managers’ desire to keep the game open, though, meant Hansi Flick’s team needed just a moment of quality, and Lamine Yamal provided it.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Forget about all of that feel-good stuff for just a moment.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For just a moment, Mexico's Global Navigation Satellite System plunged out of sync by almost 80 nanoseconds — one billionth-of-a-second disruptions that risk financial markets and GPS navigation.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Jesse Hassenger, Vulture, 14 May 2025
Both managers’ desire to keep the game open, though, meant Hansi Flick’s team needed just a moment of quality, and Lamine Yamal provided it.
—Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
Forget about all of that feel-good stuff for just a moment.
—Josh Yohe, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
For just a moment, Mexico's Global Navigation Satellite System plunged out of sync by almost 80 nanoseconds — one billionth-of-a-second disruptions that risk financial markets and GPS navigation.
—Tom Brown, Space.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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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 21 May. 2025.
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