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INTERMEDIATE LEVEL
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'Is Mr Burns available?' 'Just a second, please, I'll check.' ☊ just a minute/moment/second ☊
Could you wait a moment, please? ☊ moment ☊
One moment, please (= Please wait a short time). ☊ moment ☊
He thought for a moment before replying. ☊ moment ☊
I'll be back in a moment. ☊ moment ☊
We arrived not a moment too soon (= almost too late). ☊ moment ☊
Moments later (= a very short time later), I heard a terrible crash. ☊ moment ☊
We're busy at the moment (= now). ☊ moment ☊
I agreed in a moment of weakness. ☊ moment ☊
At that very moment, the phone rang. ☊ moment ☊
From that moment on, she never felt really well again. ☊ moment ☊
I'm waiting for the right moment to tell him the bad news. ☊ moment ☊
That was one of the happiest moments of my life. ☊ moment ☊
Have I caught you at a bad moment? ☊ moment ☊
Hurry up! He'll be back any moment now. ☊ (at) any moment (now) ☊
May I borrow it for a day or two? ☊ a day, moment, pound, etc. or two ☊
Can you wait a second while I make a call? ☊ wait a minute/moment/second ☊
Wait a minute—this isn't the right key. ☊ wait a minute/moment/second ☊