JUST A MINUTE / MOMENT / SECOND

Meaning of JUST A MINUTE / MOMENT / SECOND in English

( informal ) used to ask sb to wait for a short time :

'Is Mr Burns available?' 'Just a second, please, I'll check.'

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

MINUTE — adj minute (1. diminutive; 2. as in a minute investigation)
Interlingua English vocab
SECOND — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War …
Английский словарь Британика
SECOND — I. ˈsekənd, -ənt, before a consonant often -kən sometimes -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English second, secound, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINUTE — I. min·ute ˈminə̇t, usu -ə̇d.+V noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Medieval …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
JUST — I. variant of joust II. ˈjəst adjective ( often -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English just, juste, from Middle French & …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MOMENT — ˈmōmənt noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin momentum movement, motion, moment, influence, from earlier …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MINUTE — ( a. ) Attentive to small things; paying attention to details; critical; particular; precise; as, a minute observer; minute observation.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SECOND — second 1 — seconder , n. /sek"euhnd/ , adj. 1. next after the first; being the ordinal number for two. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MOMENT — /moh"meuhnt/ , n. 1. an indefinitely short period of time; instant: I'll be with you in a moment. 2. the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINUTE — minute 1 /min"it/ , n. , v. , minuted, minuting , adj. n. 1. the sixtieth part ( 1 / …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
JUST — just 1 /just/ , adj. 1. guided by truth, reason, justice, and fairness: We hope to be just in our …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MINUTE — adj. of a minute or minutes; occurring in a minute; instant
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SECOND — I. ˈse-kənd also -kənt, especially before a consonant -kən, -k ə ŋ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French secund, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
JUST — I. ˈjəst, ˈjüst archaic variant of joust II. ˈjəst adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French juste, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SECOND — noun aid; assistance; help. 2. second ·noun the second part in a concerted piece; often popularly applied to the …
Webster English vocab
MOMENT — noun impulsive power; force; momentum. 2. moment ·noun an infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement. 3. …
Webster English vocab
MINUTE — noun a coin; a half farthing. 2. minute ·noun a point of time; a moment. 3. minute ·noun a nautical …
Webster English vocab
JUST — adv closely; nearly; almost. 2. just ·noun a joust. 3. just ·vi to joust. 4. just ·adv precisely; exactly; …
Webster English vocab
SECOND — [sec.ond] adj [ME, fr. OF, fr. L secundus second, following, favorable, fr. sequi to follow--more at sue] (13c) 1 a: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SECOND — fundamental unit of time, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
MINUTE — in timekeeping, 60 seconds, now defined in terms of radiation emitted from atoms of the element cesium under specified conditions. …
Britannica English vocabulary
SECOND — I second adjective; noun; number; adverb; determiner; verb 'support' BrE AmE ˈsek ə nd !!- ə nt ▷ second|ed ɪd …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MINUTE — I min|ute noun, verb BrE AmE ˈmɪn |ɪt § -ət AmE -|ət ▷ min|uted ɪt ɪd § ət-, -əd AmE …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SECOND — I . *sec·ond / ˈsekənd; NAmE / determiner , ordinal number , adverb , noun , verb —see also second …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINUTE — I . *min·ute / ˈmɪnɪt; NAmE / noun , verb —see also minute (II) ■ noun PART OF HOUR 1. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — / ˈməʊmənt; NAmE ˈmoʊ-/ noun 1. a very short period of time : Could you wait a moment , please? …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUST — / dʒʌst; NAmE / adverb , adjective ■ adverb 1. just (like / what / as ... ) exactly : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND — I. sec ‧ ond 1 S1 W1 /ˈsekənd/ BrE AmE number 1 . the second person, thing, event etc is …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MOMENT — mo ‧ ment S1 W1 /ˈməʊmənt $ ˈmoʊ-/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Word Family: noun : ↑ moment , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MINUTE — I. min ‧ ute 1 S1 W1 /ˈmɪnət, ˈmɪnɪt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
JUST — I. just 1 S1 W1 /dʒəst; strong dʒʌst/ BrE AmE adverb 1 . exactly: A good strong cup of coffee …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SECOND — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MOMENT — n. 1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MINUTE — n. & v. --n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
JUST — adj. & adv. --adj. 1 acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. 2 (of treatment …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SECOND — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MOMENT — n. 1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MINUTE — n. & v. n. 1 the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty minutes …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
JUST — adj. & adv. adj. 1 acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. 2 (of treatment …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SECOND — 1. n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the position in a sequence corresponding to that of the number 2 in …
Oxford English vocab
MOMENT — n.1 a very brief portion of time; an instant. 2 a short period of time (wait a moment) (see also …
Oxford English vocab
MINUTE — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. the sixtieth part of an hour. 2 a distance covered in one minute (twenty …
Oxford English vocab
JUST — adj. & adv. --adj. 1. acting or done in accordance with what is morally right or fair. 2 (of treatment …
Oxford English vocab
SECOND — I. PART OF A MINUTE /sekənd/ ( seconds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MINUTE — I. NOUN AND VERB USES /mɪnɪt/ ( minutes, minuting, minuted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
JUST — I. ADVERB USES /dʒʌst/ Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Please look at …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MOMENT — ( moments) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You can refer to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SECOND — I. number COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a first/second/third etc edition ▪ The first edition was published in 1986. a second …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MOMENT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a brief moment ▪ The old lady’s gaze rested on her for a brief moment. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MINUTE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 5 minutes/an hour/20 years etc ago ▪ Her husband died 14 years ago. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
JUST
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SECOND — n. Second Empire Baroque Second Empire style Marne Second Battle of the Northern War Second Persian Gulf War Second Second …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MINUTE — I. noun 1 one sixtieth of an hour ADJECTIVE ▪ closing , final , opening ▪ He scored in the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SECOND — • ↑ a second • ↑ a second/an instant • ↑ be first/second etc • ↑ have second thoughts • …
Longman Activator English vocab
MOMENT — • ↑ a minute/a moment • ↑ an inopportune moment/time • ↑ an opportune moment/time • ↑ any minute/moment/time now …
Longman Activator English vocab
MINUTE — See ↑ SMALL 2,3,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ a minute/a moment • ↑ a minute/second ago • ↑ any minute/moment/time now …
Longman Activator English vocab
JUST
Longman Activator English vocab
JUST — INDEX: just/a short time ago 1. when something happened a short time ago 2. when someone has become a particular …
Longman Activator English vocab
SECOND — n. 25B6; adjective the second day of the trial : NEXT, following, subsequent, succeeding. he keeps a second pair of …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MINUTE — n. 25B6; adjective minute particles : TINY, minuscule, microscopic, very small, little, micro, diminutive, miniature, baby, toy, dwarf, pygmy, Lilliputian; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
MINUTE — n. 25B6; noun it'll only take a minute : MOMENT, short time, little while, second, bit, instant; informal sec, jiffy; …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SECOND — adj. 1 subsequent, following, next He let the first target go by and aimed for the second one 2 subordinate, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MINUTE — n. 1 instant, second, split second, flash, moment, before you can say 'Jack Robinson', blink or wink or twinkling of …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
MOMENT — noun 1 BAD : In that moment the door opened. GOOD : At that moment the door opened. ◆◆◆ in …
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