half a mo
Just a sec
Half a mo is British informal for a very brief wait—a truncated form of "half a moment." It's used when asking someone to pause briefly: Half a mo, I need to grab my coat.
The phrase sounds casual and slightly old-fashioned.
- instantBriefest unit of time
- momentarilyFor a very short time
- brieflyIn few words
- secondUnit smaller than minute
- one secInformal pause request
jiffy · in a jiffy · hang on · bear with me · soon · tick · snap · hold tight · won't be long · shortly · minute · hang fire · hold on · just a sec · blink · heartbeat · sit tight · breath
duration of time
half a moeternity
Boundless temporal existence
ages · forever · donkey's years · till the cows come home · indefinitely