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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How can someone who was with us for just a moment still be such a part of me?
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Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
As holistic therapist, Rikki McCoy says, getting into a physical altercation with your mother or daughter isn’t just a moment of emotional overwhelm.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 24 July 2025
In closing, this isn’t just a moment for automation or AI.
—Mathieu Rihet, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
But to Sharon this warm August day had seemed, until just a moment ago, as long and as broad as the silence.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 30 June 2025
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Zoë Jones, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2025
As holistic therapist, Rikki McCoy says, getting into a physical altercation with your mother or daughter isn’t just a moment of emotional overwhelm.
—Dominique Fluker, Essence, 24 July 2025
In closing, this isn’t just a moment for automation or AI.
—Mathieu Rihet, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
But to Sharon this warm August day had seemed, until just a moment ago, as long and as broad as the silence.
—Zadie Smith, New Yorker, 30 June 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 31 Oct. 2025.
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