How to tell someone to wait in English. Formal and informal expressions.
- Hold on/hang on
Wait for a short time.
Just hold on until I finish this.
- Just wait until/till
Someone should be patient.
Please just wait until I get a chance to discuss this with you.
- Bear with me
Used for asking someone to wait and be patient.
Please bear with me for five minutes while I finish this email.
- All in good time
A polite way to ask someone to wait and not try to make you hurry.
We’re just going to take another day; it’s going to happen, but all in good time.
- Not so fast
Wait, slow down.
Hold on, hold on, not so fast. Just take it one piece at a time.
