sec

in (just) a second

In only a very brief amount of time; very soon. The doctor will be with you in just a second.
See also: second

just a sec(ond)

1. Only a short amount of time. The doctor will be with you in just a second.
2. interjection A request for someone to wait a short amount of time. Just a sec, darling, I'm almost finished. Just a second! I'll open the door as soon as I get dressed.
3. interjection Used to indicate one's desire to address something with which one disagrees or is dissatisfied. Now, just a second! I did nothing wrong, and I won't stand to hear such nasty accusations! A: "So, Bill and Mary, you two will be in the front dealing with customers. Tom, I'll need you to haul the cases from the delivery truck into the warehouse." B: "Hey, just a sec—why do those two get such a cushy job while I get stuck with the heavy lifting?"
See also: just

sec

slang A shortening of "second," referring to the unit of time. Just a sec, I'm almost finished. The audio clip is just a couple secs long, but the senator's admission of guilt is clearly audible.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

sec

(sɛk)
1. n. a second; an instant. (see also tick.) I’ll be with you in a sec. Keep your pants on!
2. and secs n. a Seconal barbiturate capsule. (Drugs.) I started taking sec in the hospital and just couldn’t stop.

secs

verb
See sec
See also: sec
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • just a sec(ond)
  • just a minute
  • Just a minute!
  • just a minute/moment/second
  • just a moment
  • lose (some amount of) time
  • lose some amount of time
  • lose time
  • as many as
  • as many as...
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