Meeting & Scheduling Jargon · Intern level

"Got a sec"

"Got a sec" is a casual phrase used to ask whether someone has a brief moment available, often before raising a question or request that takes longer than a second.

Say this instead: do you have a minute?

How "Got a sec" shows up at work

The question is technically about availability but functionally about consent to be ambushed. In a physical office it precedes an unscheduled desk visit; in Slack it is the ping that freezes everyone who sees it waiting for the next message.

Buzzword

Hey, got a sec to talk about the proposal before the client call?

Plain English

Hey, do you have a minute to talk about the proposal before the client call?

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