"for a minute" meaning in All languages combined

See for a minute on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} for a minute, {{en-PP}} for a minute
  1. momentarily Synonyms: briefly, temporarily, transiently, for a moment
    Sense id: en-for_a_minute-en-prep_phrase-gGCUtzVn Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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