give (someone) a minute



give (someone) a minute

To allow someone or something a moment or brief period of time in which to do something. Honey, this isn't what it looks like, just give me a minute to explain! Give the computer a minute to reboot so the updates can be properly installed.
See also: give, minute

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
George[dʒɔ:dʒ]
Yasin-Arabic, Persian, Urdu
Sokrates-Ancient Greek
Kent[kent]
Talmai-Biblical, Biblical Hebrew
Lilibeth-English