Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wait a minute

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.82 in modern English

Syllables: wait- a minute
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

intj

Used to indicate a new insight or dawning understanding.

intj

Used to indicate disagreement or doubt.

verb

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see wait, minute.

Example Sentences

"HAL: Go ahead. JOHN: Wait a minute. That tone of voice… you don’t like it!"
"BEN: (Suddenly remembers.) Wait a minute, Huckleberry Finn don't have no family."
"Reader E questioned the plausibility of laundry hanging on a clothesline at night, and Reader C's forward momentum was stalled as he commented, “Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait a minute! She has a different basket...""
"Wait a minute. Was it in the cemetery?"
"West ruffs the third diamond and the defenders cash their two clubs for down one. "Wait a minute," you exclaim confidently. "I know what to do. I have to draw trumps earlier!""
"“Wait a minute, wait a minute, wait ... a ... minute,” said Fred. “I don't mind a little cologne, but I am not going to put on eye shadow."

Inflected Forms

waitaminute (alternative) waits a minute (present, singular) waiting a minute (participle, present) waited a minute (participle, past) waited a minute (past)

Phrases

wait-a-minute tree

Frequently Paired Words

wait-a-minute tree

Questions

What does wait a minute mean?: Used to indicate a new insight or dawning understanding.

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