for a minute

For a minute there it looked pretty shaky for Gaga, too: “Disease,” the original-recipe opener of “Mayhem,” peaked at No. 27 on Billboard’s Hot 100 — not exactly a hoped-for comeback after a few years in which she focused on acting and made a couple of jazz records.

Ann: Let’s get dark for a minute.

And for a minute, it appeared that some members of the Indian diaspora were finally coming to terms with this.

Coast Guard told the station that the aviators were only in the water for a minute before they were able to board a fishing boat.

Fans, staff and all 22 players on the pitch stood for a minute's applause in his memory.