give (someone) a second

To allow someone or something a moment or brief period of time in which to do something. Honey, this isn't what it looks like, just give me a second to explain! Give the computer a second to reboot so the updates can be properly installed.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Renata	[rə'na:tə]
Jeetendra	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi
Valter	-	Portuguese, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Slovene, Croatian, Estonian
Klementina	-	Slovene, Croatian
Bryan	BRIE-ən	English
HjÖRdis	YUUR-dis	Swedish