wait a minute/moment/second
idiomDefinition of wait a minute/moment/second
1
—used to tell someone to stop and wait briefly Wait a minute. I need to tie my shoe.If you will just wait a second, I can explain what happened.
2
—used to interrupt someone or something because one has noticed, thought of, or remembered something Wait a second—that's not what she said.Wait a minute. I just remembered where I put the keys.