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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Lewis is behind me, within half a second of beating me to victory. —

Melinda Sheckells, Forbes, 25 Nov. 2024 Once the referee blows his whistle, Toney takes less than half a second to start his run-up. —

Jay Harris, The Athletic, 9 July 2024 Douglass won the gold by surpassing Zhang Yufei by half a second, 24.94. —

Paras J. Haji, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024 And so really showing at giving this moment where the Elves and Orcs could have been friends and for half a second the ring could have brought that. —

Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for half a minute/second

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half again as much/many as

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