"just a second" meaning in All languages combined

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Interjection [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒʌst ə ˌsɛkənd/, [ˈdʒɯst ə ˌsɛkənd] Audio: En-au-just a second.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-interj}} just a second
  1. (idiomatic) Stop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes the previous speaker or the proceedings to stop so that he or she can comment on what has been said or has happened so far. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: just a minute, just a sec, hold it right there, hold on a second, wait a second Translations (Stop; wait): 且慢 (qiěmàn) (Chinese Mandarin), секу́ндочку (sekúndočku) (Russian), ช้าก่อน (cháa-gɔ̀ɔn) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-just_a_second-en-intj-xK-FLWkp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 45 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 28 34 38

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈdʒʌst ə ˌsɛkənd/, [ˈdʒɯst ə ˌsɛkənd] Audio: En-au-just a second.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} just a second (uncountable)
  1. (literally) Only one second; a passage of time one-sixtieth of a minute in duration. Tags: literally, uncountable
    Sense id: en-just_a_second-en-noun-8fweLdj~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 45 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 28 34 38
  2. (idiomatic) A short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-just_a_second-en-noun-GcRy40m9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English positive polarity items Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 41 45 Disambiguation of English positive polarity items: 28 34 38

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