get a word in edgewise

/ɡɛt ɐ wˈɜːd ɪn ˈɛdʒwaɪz/

to get a word in edgewise

to manage to state one's opinions regarding something after or in the middle of someone else's prolonged speech

Examples

1. Hey, Harry, can I get a word in edgewise?

2. I didn't get a word in edgewise for an hour.

3. Brad talked so much that nobody could get a word in edgewise.

4. [Dred Lord] Let me finish, jeez, can't get a word in edgewise.