for a minute

prepositional phrase

momentarily (for a moment or instant)

“We ain't hung out for a minute.”

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brieflytemporarilytransiently
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Meanings

prepositional phrase

alternative for a moment

  1. momentarily (for a moment or instant)

    For a minute there, I lost myself.

    1997, Thom Yorke, “Karma Police”, performed by Radiohead
  2. African-American VernacularFor some time; for a while.

    We ain't hung out for a minute.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
brieflytemporarilytransiently
Also see
awhileephemerallymomentlytemporarily
Cite this entry
APA

for a minute. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20a%20minute

MLA

“for a minute.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20a%20minute. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “for a minute,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/for%20a%20minute.

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