"just a minute" meaning in All languages combined

See just a minute on Wiktionary

Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/, [ˈdʒɯst ə ˌmɪnɪt] [emphatic] Audio: En-au-just a minute.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} just a minute
  1. (idiomatic) Stop; wait; hold on. Used to interrupt speech or proceedings so that one can make a comment or query. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: just a second, hold it right there, hold on a minute, wait a minute Translations (Stop; wait): 且慢 (qiěmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), pieni hetki (Finnish), hetkinen (Finnish), bekaa (Ojibwe), мину́точку (minútočku) (Russian), ช้าก่อน (cháa-gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-just_a_minute-en-intj-nYRglA95

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/, [ˈdʒɯst ə ˌmɪnɪt] [emphatic] Audio: En-au-just a minute.ogg
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} just a minute (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-just_a_minute-en-noun-QPwrsA4F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Ojibwe translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Thai translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 7 93 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 85 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 6 93 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 18 79 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 18 79 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ojibwe translations: 14 84 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 86 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 20 77 3
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see just, a, minute. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-just_a_minute-en-noun-dAKUIWEj
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          "ref": "1807, Charles Sedley, The barouche driver and his wife, page 6:",
          "text": "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.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/"
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        "(idiomatic) Stop; wait; hold on. Used to interrupt speech or proceedings so that one can make a comment or query."
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        {
          "word": "just a second"
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          "word": "hold it right there"
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          "word": "hold on a minute"
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        {
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "qiěmàn",
          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "且慢"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "pieni hetki"
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          "word": "hetkinen"
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          "code": "oj",
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          "word": "bekaa"
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        {
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "minútočku",
          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "мину́точку"
        },
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
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          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "ช้าก่อน"
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      "word": "just a second"
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      "word": "且慢"
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      "word": "ช้าก่อน"
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