Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waits a minute

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.66 in modern English

Syllables
wait-s a minute
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Inflected Forms

waits a (canonical)

Questions

What does waits a minute mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of wait a minute

How to pronounce waits a minute

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