for a minute
For a moment
For a minute means for a short time, though the duration is usually not literally sixty seconds: Can I talk to you for a minute?
The phrase often understates how long something will actually take.
In contemporary slang, for a minute can paradoxically mean for a long time: I haven't seen her for a minute suggests weeks or months, not seconds.
Brief period of time
- instantBriefest unit of time
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- jiffyInformal term for instant
- bitSmall amount or portion
spell · tick · flash · sec · shortly · briefly · momentarily · quick moment
Delay until later
- hold onWait or maintain grip
- hang onWait or persist
- one momentRequest for patience
- just a secBrief delay request
stop · pause · break · intermission · timeout · breather · hesitation · interruption
Direct mind toward
- considerThink about carefully
- ponderThink deeply about
- reflectReturn light or thought
- contemplateConsider something thoroughly
mull over · weigh · deliberate · reconsider · entertain · examine · review · assess
moment
Brief period of time
bit · spell · tick · flash · sec · shortly · briefly · momentarily · quick moment · passing moment
wait
Delay until later
- hold onWait or maintain grip
- hang onWait or persist
- one momentRequest for patience
just a sec · stop · pause · break · intermission · timeout · breather · hesitation · interruption · halt
think about
Direct mind toward
contemplate · mull over · weigh · deliberate · reconsider · entertain · examine · review · assess · evaluate
for a minutefor hours
A long duration
forever · for days · indefinitely · at length · interminably
for a minutepermanently
In an unchanging manner
forever · for good · in perpetuity · eternally · for all time
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