"Gimme a minute," in an online chat

• Cybertalk for "I shall return momentarily"
• "Returning soon," in texts
• "Returning soon," in online shorthand
• "I'll return shortly," in a text
• "Hold on a sec," in texts
• "I need a short break"
• "Just a minute," in texts
• "I need to step away from the conversation for a second," in a text

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by 1996, Internet chat acronym for be right back .