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just a minute en · INTJ

Pronunciation

[ˈdʒɯst ə ˌmɪnɪt] (emphatic)
/ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/
(Australia) audio

Meanings

(idiomatic) Stop; wait; hold on. Used to interrupt speech or proceedings so that one can make a comment or query.
- Miss Girzie at these words started up, and said, "Sir, sir, just a minute." "I can hear no more," cried I; "it is plain you intend to make a bargain with my friend... 1827, John Galt, The last of the lairds: or, The life and opinions of Malachi Mailings ..., page 221:

Antonyms

go on · please continue

Synonyms

just a second · hold on a minute · hold it right there · wait a minute

Translations (11)

pl chwileczkę (Stop; wait) · ru мину́точку (Stop; wait) · pl chwilkę (Stop; wait) · oj bekaa (Stop; wait) · th ช้าก่อน (Stop; wait) · pl momencik (Stop; wait) · pl moment (Stop; wait) · fi hetkinen (Stop; wait) · fi pieni hetki (Stop; wait) · pl chwilę (Stop; wait) · cmn 且慢 (Stop; wait)

just a minute en · NOUN

Pronunciation

[ˈdʒɯst ə ˌmɪnɪt] (emphatic)
/ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/
(Australia) audio

Meanings

(idiomatic, uncountable) A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.
- The hero of the turf accepted this bet, and on the day appointed, just a minute before starting, qualified his stallion to run for the purse. 1807, Charles Sedley, The barouche driver and his wife, page 6:
(uncountable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see just, a, minute.