"In A Minute."

By Maxine Jasmin-Green

Tue, 13 Nov 2018
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We often say, “In a minute,” When asked to do something or to come here, but how long is a minute?

For all our minutes are different, my Husbands’ minute is from ten minutes to an hour, to “Sorry I forgot.”

My minutes is counted by my Husband, “It took you one minute and thirty seconds to get here.”

I too have forgotten, and taken ages to do something or go somewhere, when I’ve said, “In a minute.”

So, how about you? How long is your minute, for we don’t really mean, in a minute, as that’s sixty seconds.  

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Submitted by Rhiannonw on

A very common problem. I remembered a bit of fun I had quite a while ago writing about various sayings like that, including 'I'm just coming' as he shoots off somewhere first! Rhiannon

https://www.abctales.com/story/rhiannonw/time-guesstimates

 

Submitted by Maxine Jasmin-Green on

We are all guilty of saying it, thank you for your comments. 

 

Submitted by skinner_jennifer on

Where I live people always say, 'see you later.' To me that means on that day, but to them it could mean next week, next month, next year or maybe not at all. I will never understand. 

But I know what you mean about the minute saying.

Another saying my partner uses is; just down the road. When he could be talking about a place that's miles away.

Jenny.

 

Submitted by Maxine Jasmin-Green on

Thank you for your comments. Where I live instead of saying, "Hello," We say, "Alright," But having said that, some will reply, "Yes, thank you." Because they don't realize that, "Alright" Means hello. That's the beauty of the English language.

And when I'm going somewhere with my Husband,he will  actually ask "Are we there yet," And my reply sometimes is, "It's just up the road, meaning four or five miles away!

We also say, "See you later," Which means, "Goodbye."