can wait
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[edit]can wait (third-person singular simple present can wait, no present participle, simple past could wait, no past participle)
- (informal, sarcastic) A response to can't wait that negates the phrase.
- Used to dismiss a concern considered urgent by another party.
- Could you move, please? I need to get by!
I'm not done yet. You can wait.