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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After half a minute, fingers suddenly began popping up.
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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
In the first qualifying session for the season finale in Abu Dhabi, all 20 cars were covered by eight-tenths of a second, while less than half a second separated first from the knockout bubble in 15th.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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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
In the first qualifying session for the season finale in Abu Dhabi, all 20 cars were covered by eight-tenths of a second, while less than half a second separated first from the knockout bubble in 15th.
—Luke Smith, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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