Phrase guide

be right back

phrase · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /biː ɹaɪt bæk/

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phrase

Meaning 1

Used to indicate the speaker will return in a moment. Often abbreviated in online slang as BRB.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سَأَعُودُ بَعْدَ قَلِيل (saʔaʕūdu baʕda qalīl) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 馬上回來 /马上回来 (mǎshàng huílái) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Danish: straks tilbage — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Danish: er snart tilbage — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Dutch: ben zo terug — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Finnish: palata pian — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • French: je reviens — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • German: ich bin gleich wieder da — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Greek: επιστρέφω αμέσως (epistréfo amésos) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Hindi: थोड़ा आता हूं (thoṛā ātā hū̃) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Italian: torno subito — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Jamaican Creole: soon come — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Jamaican Creole: soon forward — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Lithuanian: tuoj grįšiu — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Macedonian: веднаш се враќам (vednaš se vraḱam) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Macedonian: се враќам веднаш (se vraḱam vednaš) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Norwegian: straks tilbake — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Polish: zaraz wracam — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Portuguese: já volto — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Romanian: mă întorc imediat — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Romanian: vin imediat înapoi — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Russian: сейчас вернусь (sejčas vernusʹ) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Russian: ско́ро вернусь (skóro vernusʹ) — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Serbo-Croatian: vratim se brzo — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Serbo-Croatian: вратим се брзо — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Spanish: ya vengo — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Spanish: ya vuelvo — indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • Spanish: ya regreso — indicate speaker will return in a moment