"just a minute" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/, [ˈdʒɯst ə ˌmɪnɪt] Audio: En-au-just a minute.ogg [Australia]
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

IPA: /ˈdʒʌst ə ˌmɪnɪt/, [ˈdʒɯst ə ˌmɪnɪt] Audio: En-au-just a minute.ogg [Australia]
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 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 75 1
  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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          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "且慢"
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