just a minute; for a moment; briefly
Casual shortening of ちょっと for a short duration. Often used when asking someone to wait or when doing something momentarily.
See also: ちょっと
This curry's a bit spicy, huh.
This soup is a little lacking in salt, isn't it?
I'm just going out for a bit.
It's pretty hot today, isn't it?
Can I just swing by for a sec on the way home?
少々 is the formal, polite way to say 'a little', while ちょい is its very casual, slangy counterpart.
Kana-only adverb; no kanji spelling is given.
A casual shortening of ちょっと. The exact derivation is uncertain, but it likely arose from rapid, informal speech.