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
Daryawesh	-	Biblical Hebrew
Fern	FURN	English
Felicia	fə-LEE-shə (English), fe-LEE-thyah (Spanish), fe-LEE-syah (Latin American Spanish), fe-LEE-chyah (Romanian), fe-LEE-see-ah (Swedish)	English, Spanish, Hungarian, Romanian, Dutch, Swedish, Late Roman
Gage	GAYJ	English (Modern)
Barra	-	Irish
Panni	PAWN-nee	Hungarian