get the floor
To have the right or opportunity to speak in a group, especially at a formal event or gathering. Please, Dr. Dunstaple, you'll get the floor next. Please give your colleague a chance to finish speaking. As soon as she got the floor, she start laying out her ideas for the next project. You've had plenty of time to give your opinion. Someone else gets the floor now.
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