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What is another word for wait a minute?

Pronunciation: [wˈe͡ɪt ɐ mˈɪnɪt] (IPA)

If you're tired of saying "wait a minute" in conversations, don't worry! There are plenty of synonyms you can use instead. Some options might include "hold on," "just a second," "give me a moment," "bear with me," or "hang tight." These phrases all convey the idea that you need a moment to think, gather your thoughts, or attend to something else before continuing the conversation. Choosing a different phrase to use when you need a moment can help keep your language varied and interesting, while also conveying the same message to your listener.
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A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Wait a minute

  • Something inside of me just said 'Hey, wait a minute, I want to beat him,' and I just took off.
    Steve Prefontaine
  • News events are like Texas weather. If you don't like it, wait a minute.
    Jessica Savitch
  • But I said wait a minute, I'm going to get a computer, I can do this as well as anybody else. So I did some studying so I knew what kind of boards to get to put a PC together. But there was a guy sitting there with Apple. I said, 'what's that?' and he goes, 'Apple with 128k, it's all built into the box,' and I bought it. That was my first computer.
    Sinbad
  • I'll show you politics in America. Here it is, right here. "I think the puppet on the right shares my beliefs." "I think the puppet on the left is more to my liking." "Hey, wait a minute, there's one guy holding out both puppets!" "Shut up! Go back to bed, America. Your government is in control. Here's Watch this and get fat and stupid. By the way, keep drinking beer, you fucking morons."
    Bill Hicks
  • They processed me through county jail. Now, for whatever reason, I had a bunch of cash on me. I'd been on the road for a while. And now they gotta count it in front of me, and this guy comes over and he goes. "Hey, man, I'm gonna have to count that money and you're gonna have to watch". And I'm like "Fuck, not you." This money is in banded $5,000 stacks and this guy picks one of them up and goes "One Mississippi. Two--". He didn't really say Mississippi but he fuckin' could have. "Two Mississippi..." and I go, "You can't do it that way. It'll take forever. Just take the band off and start counting. One-two-three-four-five. When you get to 50, that's 5,000 and just start the next stack." And he goes, "That's a good idea". That's what he said. So he counts the second stack and he goes "Hey, buddy, wait a minute! wait a minute! There's only 42 in this one." I said, "Oh, that's okay. Just get 8 more outta this one, put it in this one. Now you have two stacks of 50. That's $10,000. I'M TEACHING THIS MOTHER FUCKER HOW TO
    Ron White

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