in a bit
Not right now
In a bit means soon, in a short while—though the actual duration is vague and often longer than literally suggested.
I'll be there in a bit might mean five minutes or an hour.
The phrase is casual and noncommittal, useful when you don't want to specify exactly when: Let me finish this and I'll call you back in a bit.
- soonIn brief time
- shortlyIn little time
- any minute nowOn the verge of occurring
- laterAt a subsequent time
- momentBrief period of time
just a sec · wait · presently · meanwhile · pause · delay · hang on · hold on · one moment please · sit tight · be right back · second · minute · tick · jiffy · while · patience · coming
temporal immediacy
in a bitright now
At the present moment
immediately · right away · instantly · this instant · at once