half a minute/second
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: a short while : a moment
Please wait (for) half a minute/second while I try to connect you.
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Ware crashed into the tire barriers at 93 mph, but the caution flag was delayed by nearly half a minute.
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Videos from the scene suggest the plane was in the air for only about half a minute before descending and crashing in a blaze of fire.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 June 2025
On a muggy Florida night, Burton held off Kyle Busch by less than half a second to win the summer race.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
Videos from the scene suggest the plane was in the air for only about half a minute before descending and crashing in a blaze of fire.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 13 June 2025
On a muggy Florida night, Burton held off Kyle Busch by less than half a second to win the summer race.
—Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 12 May 2025
Pair over Bluetooth, drop a shot into the app, add a collage frame or goofy sticker, and in half a minute, a wide-format print pops out.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025
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“Half a minute/second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20minute%2Fsecond. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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