Hold on, please. 
                        Just a minute, please. 
                        Just a moment, please. 
                        Wait a minute, please. 
                        Wait a moment, please. 
                        以上用語中, 除"Hold on, please."僅可使用在電話用語中外, 其餘四個則不受此限制。  
                        例: A: Hello, this is John. Can I speak to Peter?  
                          B: Hold on, please./Just a minute, please. 
                                                   (甲:哈囉,我是約翰。我可以跟彼得說話嗎?) 
                          (乙:請稍候。) 
                                                    A: Can I come in? 
                          B: Just a minute, please. (非"Hold on, please.") 
                                                  (甲:我可以進來嗎?)                         (乙:請稍候。)   |