"One sec, gotta talk 2 my parents quickly"

• Texter's "Just a sec"
• "Just a sec!," in a text
• "Returning soon," in texts
• "Putting the phone down for a sec," in textspeak
• "I need to step away for a sec," in an IM
• "Hold on a sec," while texting
• "Give me a sec," in texts
• "Gimme a sec," in chats

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