when you say "in a minute" do you do it in a minute?

Question

or are they still waiting?

i just say it as an every day thing but i never do it,unless its for my son.

Answer 1

no!!!!!!!!!!! its just away to shut someone up and get them to leave me alone for a while. I do it eventually cant get out of it for ever.

Answer 2

their waiting for about 5 to 10 minutes.

Answer 3

No way! They wait at least 5 minutes before do it. What about you?

Answer 4

I just say later, as I am a man and thus in the eyes of opposite sex, wrong by default. In this manner I have learnt never to commit myself to any time frame when being asked to undertake some stupid task.

I sometimes say, just a second, and if anybody picks me up on it, I say, be patient, your second has not arrived yet.

Answer 5

lol they are still waiting

oh darn my mom called me down for lunch and i said in a minute-its been 5

Answer 6

i never say that
cause i rememberer when i was little my parents would always say that to me
and a minute NEVER ever meant a minute
and it used to get me so mad and confused like "why would they say a MINUTE if they do not mean one minute????"
so basically,
that traumatized me for life.

even if it really will only take a minute i still won't say it

i usually just say "hold on.." .."later ok?:)"
or something ^.^.


xoxoxo

Answer 7

For me, "in a minute", "later", and "maybe tomorrow" all mean the same thing. Especially when the game is on.

Answer 8

I starred you because this IS funny. I never thought of this. I have had people jokingly say, "It has been a minute." or "That was a long minute." it is never a minute.

Answer 9

never!
it's usually 10 minutes 4 me!!
Or longer depending on what I shud b doin but im not!
i hope dat makes sense!

Answer 10

It is the next thing I do after I finish what I am in the middle of when asked to do something else.

Answer 11

Oh yes, 10 minutes later, and it's "Just a moment!"