A bit meaning in English

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Definition

a (little) bit: a (little) part, piece, amount noun
I only want a little bit of the cake, I'm on a diet.
(I'll call back) in a bit: (I'll call back) in a while, later, in a minute, in a moment idiom

Examples

  • "Always be willing to do a little bit extra."
  • "Bruno : Down a bit, up a bit, down, down!"
  • "Customer : Well, I suppose I am a bit lonely."
  • "What I really needed was to spend a bit of time with my best mates Samantha and Jenny, who I've known for ages."
  • "We can show our guests a bit of Australia, and then eat so much that we all throw up!"
  • "In any case, destroying your computer sounds a bit extreme."
  • "As requested, I've done a bit of research on your father Stephen Moon, and it turns out that he is in fact a gold miner living in Fairbanks, Alaska."
  • "Sailor : But don't you think renting a nuclear submarine was a little bit excessive?"
  • "Timmy: Oh, that's a bit early for me."
  • "That sounds a bit immature."
  • "I guarantee you that with a bit of careful management, both the Sydney and the Wellington teams will enjoy some healthy competition."
  • "Don't mind him Kimberly, he's just a bit jet-lagged from the trip."
  • "Philip : Yeah, the tutu is great, but do you think it's a bit too tight?"
  • "Things got a little bit crazy in Kalackistan and I told him that I needed some space, a little bit of time to think."
  • "Are you a little bit lost again, 12?"
  • "You are too angry to talk to someone at the moment, so you will be placed on hold until you have calmed down a bit."
  • "I'm a bit lonely in here by myself."
  • "There's a little bit of blood on it, but that can be wiped off."

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