one second
Tiny time span
One second is a request for a brief pause or moment of patience: One second, let me grab my keys.
The phrase rarely means a literal second—it's shorthand for "wait just a moment." It can also introduce a point of hesitation or reconsideration: One second—are we sure about this?
- momentBrief period of time
- just a momentRequest for brief patience
- instantBriefest unit of time
- waitDelay until later
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
brief · tick · tick tock · heartbeat · blink · blink of an eye · flash · in a flash · jiffy · sec · hold on · hold that thought · hesitation · delay · time out · quick · fleeting · stopwatch
- patience phraseswait, hold on, just a minute, in a moment, stand by
- brb phraseshold on, just a sec, hang tight, hold please, quick break
- Wait phraseshold on, hang on, just a sec, pause, hold up
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- polite phrasesplease, thank you, yes sir, hello, no sir
immediacy/urgency
one secondforever
For all time
indefinitely · never · eventually · when pigs fly · in due time
one, second, ones, oneness, united, unicorn, unified, universal, universe