Bear with me

How it is used

Very common in presentations and calls when technology is slow: 'Bear with me while I open the file', 'Bear with me for a second'. The plural form is 'bear with us'.

Example sentences

1. Bear with me a moment; my laptop isn't connecting to the projector.

2. If you could bear with me, I'll just find the latest version of the contract.

Common collocations

• bear with me a moment
• bear with me for a second
• please bear with us
• thanks for bearing with me

Related terms

• hold onTo wait for a short time, especially on the phone while the other person checks something or transfers the call.
• share your screenTo let the other people on a video call see what is on your computer screen, such as slides, a document or an application.
• slideOne page of a presentation that is shown on a screen, usually with a title, short text, charts or images.
• Q&AShort for questions and answers: the part of a presentation, meeting or event when the audience can ask the speaker questions.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• bear with me · Customer Service

More terms: Presentations

• deck
• walk through
• highlight
• handout
• bullet point
• takeaway
• move on to
• to sum up
• pitch
• breakdown
• audience
• overview