Communication
get stuck in a conversation
talk longer than intended
To end up talking to someone for longer than you planned or wanted.
Hear it in real life
Why didn't you answer my call?
Sorry, I got stuck in a conversation with my manager.
I got stuck in a conversation outside the supermarket and nearly missed my appointment.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: I got stuck at a conversation with my manager.
Say: I got stuck in a conversation with my manager.
Use “in a conversation” to mean unable to leave it; “at a conversation” does not fit this sense.
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
get stuck in a conversation; got stuck in a conversation
Your turn: say it out loud
I got stuck in a conversation outside the supermarket and nearly missed my appointment.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
get stuck in a conversation
talk longer than intended
“I got stuck in a conversation outside the supermarket and nearly missed my appointment.”
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