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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After the ceremony, the couple took their friends’ advice to have a moment to themselves and drove out to take photos in the hills at sunset. —

Shelby Wax, Vogue, 5 Feb. 2025 And yet Baltimore may have a second bite at the proverbial apple. —

Venroy July, Baltimore Sun, 28 Jan. 2025 Since the train doesn’t have a second floor, the upper bed has more space and the person sleeping there can sit without hitting their head — something my husband appreciated greatly. —

Christin Parcerisa Vigueras, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2025 Sports Plaschke: The unbearable guilt of losing nothing — and everything — in the Altadena wildfire Jan. 16, 2025 Morris feels fortunate to have a second home in Ojai. —

Lisa Boone, Los Angeles Times, 17 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for have a minute/moment/second

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