just a second

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• just this second — see ↑just, 2 • • • Main Entry: ↑second …   Useful english dictionary

• just a second — 1. noun a) Only one second; a passage of time one sixtieth of a minute in duration. b) A short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more. 2. interjection Stop; wait. Used to indicate that the speaker wishes… …   Wiktionary

• just a second — hold on, just a moment …   English contemporary dictionary

• just a second — See: just a minute …   New idioms dictionary

• just a minute/second/moment — 1 used to ask someone to wait or stop briefly Just a second and I will get that book for you. 2 used to demand that someone stop or listen Just a minute, young lady! You can t park there! • • • Main Entry: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• just a moment — just a second, hang on a minute, momentarily …   English contemporary dictionary

• just one moment — just a second, hang on a minute, one minute please! …   English contemporary dictionary

• Second Test, 2007–08 Border-Gavaskar Trophy — Umpire Steve Bucknor, whose decisions in the Test were controversial and led to him being dropped from officiating in the Third Test …   Wikipedia

• second — 1 number 1 2nd; the person, thing, event etc after the first one: His second goal was from a penalty. | a second year student at University | In the second of a series of programmes we look at the role of women in industry. | the second… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• just — I [[t]ʤʌ̱st[/t]] ADVERB USES ♦ (Please look at category 25 to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.) 1) ADV: ADV before v You use just to say that something happened a very short time ago, or is starting to… …   English dictionary