Texter's "Hang on a minute"

• "One sec, gotta talk 2 my parents quickly"
• "I need a short break"
• "Hold on a sec," while texting
• Texter's "Need a short break"
• Cybertalk for "I shall return momentarily"
• Texter's "I'm away for a moment"
• Texter's "Gimme a sec"
• "Just a sec," in text-speak

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