hot second

hɒt ˈsɛkənd

Definition

Definition of hot second - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

brief moment

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

instant

moment

sarcastic

longer than expected despite implication of speed

He said he'd fix it in a hot second.

instant

jiffy

moment

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Expressions with hot

hot water

water at a high temperature

Be careful, the hot water is boiling.

baking hot

adj.

extremely hot like an oven, often uncomfortably dry

It was baking hot in the desert today.

hot dog

sausage in a bread roll with condiments

I had a hot dog at the baseball game.

hot item

product in high demand

The new smartphone is a hot item this season.

have a hot temper

get angry easily or quickly in situations

She tends to have a hot temper when stressed.

hot potato

game where players pass an object quickly

The kids played hot potato at the party.

Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

any second now

adv.

happening very soon, almost immediately

The train will arrive any second now.

at the last second

adv.

just before time runs out

He submitted his assignment at the last second.

be having second thoughts

begin to doubt an earlier choice, plan or view

After sleeping on it, I was having second thoughts about moving.

have second thoughts

feel uncertain about a previous decision

She started to have second thoughts about the move.

it won't take a second

exp.

action will be completed very quickly

Hold on, it won't take a second to grab my keys.

Examples of hot second in a sentence

The car disappeared in a hot second.
I'll be there in a hot second, just finishing up.
The meeting lasted more than a hot second.

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French:un instant, instant, ...
German:Augenblick, Ewigkeit, ...
Italian:attimo, ...
Spanish:segundito, momento, ...
Portuguese:instante, ...
Chinese:一会儿, ...
Japanese:一瞬, 瞬時, ...
Arabic:لَحْظَة, وَقْت ساخِر, ...
Hebrew:שְׁנִיָּה, שְׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:мгновение, мгновение ока, ...
Ukrainian:мить, секунда, ...
Hindi:एक पल, क्षण, ...
Bengali:এক মুহূর্ত, এক মুহূর্তে, ...
Catalan:momentet, instantet, ...
Czech:vteřinka, chvilka, která se protáhne, ...
Danish:øjeblik, ...
Dutch:seconde, wip, ...
Greek:δευτερόλεπτο, καυτό δευτερόλεπτο, ...
Hungarian:pillanat, egy állítólag nagyon rövid idő, ...
Khmer:មួយភ្លែត, រយៈពេលយូរជាងការរំពឹងទុកដែលនិយាយបែបចំអកថាខ្លី, ...
Korean:금방, 잠깐, ...
Persian:لحظه, لحظه داغ, ...
Polish:moment, ...
Portuguese (BR):segundinho, minuto, ...
Romanian:clipită, moment, ...
Swedish:sekund, ...
Thai:พริบตา, ...
Turkish:saniye, kısa süre, ...
Vietnamese:chốc lát, một giây nóng, ...

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