Someone will be with you in a minute.

Someone will be with you in a minute.
With you in a minute. & Someone will be with you in a minute.
Please be patient, someone will attend to you very soon. (The

someone

can be any person's name or a pronoun, typically

I.

If there is no one mentioned,

I

is implied. The

minute

can be replaced by

moment

or

second

.) •

Sue: Oh, Miss? Clerk: Someone will be with you in a minute.

Bill: Please wait here. I'll be with you in a minute. Bob: Please hurry.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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