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单词 wait a minute
释义

wait a minute

convention
People often use expressions such as wait a minute or just a minute when they want to stop you doing or saying something.
Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here.
Hey, just a minute!
Synonyms: wait a moment, hold on, hang on [informal], hang about [British, informal] More Synonyms of wait a minute
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Examples of 'wait a minute' in a sentence
wait a minute

Just wait a minute, men.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Just you wait a minute.
Kenneth Grahame The Wind in the Willows (1908)
(idiom) 
Wait a minute, folks, something is wrong here.
Synonyms
wait a moment
hold on
Hold on while I have a look.
hang on (informal)
Manchester United hung on to take the Cup.
hang about (British, informal)
hold your horses (informal)
See minute

Additional synonyms

in the sense of hang on
Definition
to continue or persist with effort or difficulty
Manchester United hung on to take the Cup.
Synonyms
continue,
remain,
go on,
carry on,
endure,
hold on,
persist,
hold out,
persevere,
stay the course
in the sense of hold on
Definition
to wait, esp. on the telephone
Hold on while I have a look.
Synonyms
wait (a minute),
hang on (informal),
sit tight (informal),
hold your horses (informal),
just a moment or second

Nearby words of
wait a minute

  • waif
  • wail
  • wait
  • wait a minute
  • wait around
  • wait for or on something or someone
  • wait on or upon someone

Synonyms of 'wait a minute'

wait a minute

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