"one moment" meaning in English

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Interjection

IPA: /wʌnˈməʊmənt/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} one moment
  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): achitonca (Central Nahuatl), 且慢 (qiěmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), pieni hetki (Finnish), hetkinen (Finnish), bekaa (Ojibwe), мину́точку (minútočku) (Russian), секу́ндочку (sekúndočku) (Russian), ช้าก่อน (cháa-gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-one_moment-en-intj-nYRglA95

Noun

IPA: /wʌnˈməʊmənt/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} one moment (uncountable)
  1. (idiomatic) A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-one_moment-en-noun-QPwrsA4F Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Central Nahuatl translations, 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 Central Nahuatl translations: 4 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 one, moment. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-one_moment-en-noun-6salbshc
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        "A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more."
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      "word": "please continue"
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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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          "word": "wait a minute"
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          "code": "nhn",
          "lang": "Central Nahuatl",
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            "Amecameca Central Nahuatl"
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          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "achitonca"
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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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          "code": "fi",
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          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "hetkinen"
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          "sense": "Stop; wait",
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          "roman": "minútočku",
          "sense": "Stop; wait",
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          "roman": "sekúndočku",
          "sense": "Stop; wait",
          "word": "секу́ндочку"
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          "roman": "cháa-gɔ̀ɔn",
          "sense": "Stop; wait",
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      "word": "hold it right there"
    },
    {
      "word": "hold on a minute"
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      "word": "wait a minute"
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      "code": "nhn",
      "lang": "Central Nahuatl",
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        "Amecameca Central Nahuatl"
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      "sense": "Stop; wait",
      "word": "achitonca"
    },
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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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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Stop; wait",
      "word": "hetkinen"
    },
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      "lang": "Ojibwe",
      "sense": "Stop; wait",
      "word": "bekaa"
    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "minútočku",
      "sense": "Stop; wait",
      "word": "мину́точку"
    },
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      "roman": "sekúndočku",
      "sense": "Stop; wait",
      "word": "секу́ндочку"
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "cháa-gɔ̀ɔn",
      "sense": "Stop; wait",
      "word": "ช้าก่อน"
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