Wait just a minute, I need to find my keys.
just a minute
idiomA short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.
The manager asked the team to hold on for just a minute while she finished reading the important email.
Although the train was scheduled to depart immediately, the conductor paused for just a minute to assist a passenger who was struggling with heavy luggage.
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hot minute
A long period of time.
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last minute
An arbitrary (non-specific) point in time, too close to a deadline to reasonably begin a critical task.
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laugh a minute
A funny thing or person.
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mile a minute
Very quickly.
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not a minute too soon
at the last possible moment; just in time
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talk a mile a minute
To speak quickly or excessively.
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this minute
right now, immediately