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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Even with the knowledge of sprint qualifying and more time to jell with the car for the full grand prix qualifying session, Lawson again slumped to last place, again over half a second off making it through.
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
After half a minute, fingers suddenly began popping up.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
So when Jonny Brodzinski used Jon Merrill as a screen and whistled one through his legs, that half a second of losing sight of the puck led to a goal against.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Their relentless pressure didn’t allowed Woburn to pull Gerry until there was half a minute left to go before two critical face off wins helped run out the clock.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
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Luke Smith, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
After half a minute, fingers suddenly began popping up.
—Cory Turner, NPR, 17 Mar. 2025
So when Jonny Brodzinski used Jon Merrill as a screen and whistled one through his legs, that half a second of losing sight of the puck led to a goal against.
—Michael Russo, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
Their relentless pressure didn’t allowed Woburn to pull Gerry until there was half a minute left to go before two critical face off wins helped run out the clock.
—Matt Roy, Boston Herald, 9 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for half a minute/second
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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 14 Apr. 2025.
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