chat briefly

Frequency: 7.010.5 per million words

to talk in a friendly, informal way for a short time

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Examples (20)

  • Let's chat briefly before the meeting starts.
  • We chatted briefly about the weather before the meeting began.
  • We chatted briefly on the phone yesterday about our plans.
  • Could we chat briefly in my office when you have a moment?
  • The manager wants to chat briefly with you about your performance review.
  • I saw Sarah at the store and we chatted briefly in the aisle.
  • I only had time to chat briefly with her at the party.
  • The manager will chat briefly with each team member tomorrow morning.
  • They chatted briefly while waiting for the elevator.
  • He only had time to chat briefly on the phone during his lunch break.
  • Could we chat briefly about the upcoming deadline?
  • I've only chatted briefly with the new CEO, but she seems very approachable.
  • She stopped by my desk to chat briefly about the weekend.
  • Did you get a chance to chat briefly with the keynote speaker after his talk?
  • The two leaders chatted briefly before the official talks began.
  • Let's chat briefly after class to coordinate the project.
  • He called me to chat briefly and see how I was doing.
  • The two leaders chatted briefly through a translator during the summit.
  • We managed to chat briefly during the coffee break.
  • We always chat briefly while waiting for the elevator.