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The word 待会儿 is formed through the contraction and fusion of two elements: the verb 待 (dāi, meaning "to stay" or "to wait", used here in its colloquial pronunciation) and the time expression 一会儿 (yīhuìr, meaning "a little while"). In rapid, informal speech, the phrase "待一会儿" (stay a short while) underwent a phonetic reduction where the initial "一" (yī) was dropped, and the remaining parts 待 and 会儿 were blended into a single, seamless unit, 待会儿, to mean "in a little while".
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我们待会儿去吃饭。
他待会儿会打电话给你。
如果你现在忙，待会儿再讨论这个问题。
待会儿会议结束后，请大家留下来整理资料。
尽管他目前没有时间，但待会儿他肯定会抽空处理你的请求。