"au temps pour moi" meaning in French

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          "text": "« Au temps pour moi », concède ma prof de maths quand quelqu’un relève une erreur au tableau. ― (Lily King, La Pluie et le beau temps, translation from English made by Bruno Boudard, Presses de la Cité, 2012, chap. 7)",
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