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How do you usually use "wait"? Is it different from "hold on" here?

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Rebecca

"Wait" actually has a similar meaning to "hold on," "wait a moment," "just a moment," and "hang on." Ex: Hold on. What? You quit your job? Ex: Hold on. I'll be right back.

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