have a minute/moment/second
idiom
: have a short period of time available (for something)
Do you have a minute/moment/second? I have a few things I'd like to discuss with you.
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Earlier this month, PEOPLE exclusively revealed that With Love, Meghan will have a second season, which has already been filmed.
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The Valparaiso City Council will have a second reading of the ordinance at the Monday, March 10 meeting, including a public hearing before the vote.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Somehow, amid all these disconnected threads, Sheridan can have a moment in his narrative that purely breathes, where nothing much happens except that most important of things: an exchange of ideas.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
Netflix has not confirmed whether With Love, Meghan will have a second season or not.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
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Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
The Valparaiso City Council will have a second reading of the ordinance at the Monday, March 10 meeting, including a public hearing before the vote.
—Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
Somehow, amid all these disconnected threads, Sheridan can have a moment in his narrative that purely breathes, where nothing much happens except that most important of things: an exchange of ideas.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2025
Netflix has not confirmed whether With Love, Meghan will have a second season or not.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 6 Mar. 2025
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“Have a minute/moment/second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20a%20minute%2Fmoment%2Fsecond. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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