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Could you please wait for me to finish before you start?
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Could you please wait for me to finish before you start?
Study notes
How to use in different contexts
Giving Instructions
Please wait for me to finish before you begin.
Making a Request
I'd appreciate it if you could wait until I'm done.
Expressing Impatience
I need you to wait until I've finished, please.
Politely Urging Someone
Could you please hold off until I'm through?
Rephrased versions
Formal
Please await my completion before commencing your task.
Casual
Hang on a sec, let me finish first.
Simpler English
Wait for me to be done.
Phrases to learn
wait for me
To delay starting something until someone else has completed a task.
finish before you start
To complete one task entirely before beginning another.