wait a minute
Idioms-
Stop, I want to say something, as in Wait a minute—he wasn't there yesterday .
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What a surprise, as in Wait a minute! It was you who called the police? For a similar phrase, see hold everything .
Example Sentences
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Sometimes you finish the whole movie and then you’re like, “Wait a minute. Now I know. I gotta go back.”
From Los Angeles Times
"Like, wait a minute, you didn't pay anything at all, and yet you still have complaints?" she said with a snicker.
From Barron's
“Wait a minute—didn’t you sneak up behind C.C. wearing a skeleton mask last Tuesday, Magic?”
From Literature
“Now, wait a minute,” Grandpa said, holding up his hand, “and don’t rush me.”
From Literature
Grandpa was still searching the drawer when the mailman suddenly spoke up and said, “Hey, wait a minute! Maybe you won’t have to write that letter. I heard some fellows in town talking yesterday and they said that the circus is in Tulsa now. If it would help any, I could send a telegram over there soon as I get back to town.”
From Literature
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