and change

phrase

US, informal
: and a very small additional amount
There's only six minutes and change left in the game.

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Tellingly, toward the end of the film, as Vytas finds himself back home for a night in with the family, the two snuggle on the couch with Dovile and change the channel from a news report on Ukraine to a movie. — Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 21 Aug. 2026 Still, even with Ellison’s $111 billion WBD takeover plan under threat from a state attorneys general antitrust suit, $4 million and change is sofa detritus to the son of Larry Ellison. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026 Without careful workflow design and change management, resistance is inevitable. — George Ninikas, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026 When in the dental office, McGiffert said, parents should not leave their children alone, and change dentists if the provider doesn’t allow the parent to stay with the child. — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for and change

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