Texter's "Need a short break"

• "Just a minute," in texts
• "Returning soon," in online shorthand
• "Gimme a sec," in chats
• "I'm away from the computer for a few minutes," in three letters
• "Just a sec!," in a text
• "I'll return shortly," in a text
• "Putting the phone down for a sec," in textspeak
• "Hang on a sec," to a texter

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
by 1996, Internet chat acronym for be right back .