/ sek; NAmE / noun
a sec [ sing. ] ( informal ) a very short time; a second :
Stay there. I'll be back in a sec .
Hang on (= wait) a sec.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
/ sek; NAmE / noun
a sec [ sing. ] ( informal ) a very short time; a second :
Stay there. I'll be back in a sec .
Hang on (= wait) a sec.
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WORD ORIGIN
late 19th cent.: abbreviation.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005