be right back

be·right·back
/biː ɹaɪt bæk/

phrase

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

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Meanings

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

Translations

Arabic سَأَعُودُ بَعْدَ قَلِيل
  • سَأَعُودُ بَعْدَ قَلِيل (saʔaʕūdu baʕda qalīl)indicate speaker will return in a moment
Chinese Mandarin 馬上回來 /马上回来
  • 馬上回來 /马上回来 (mǎshàng huílái)indicate speaker will return in a moment
Danish straks tilbage, er snart tilbage
  • straks tilbageindicate speaker will return in a moment
  • er snart tilbageindicate speaker will return in a moment
Dutch ben zo terug
  • ben zo terugindicate speaker will return in a moment
Finnish palata pian
  • palata pianindicate speaker will return in a moment
French je reviens
  • je reviensindicate speaker will return in a moment
German ich bin gleich wieder da
  • ich bin gleich wieder daindicate speaker will return in a moment
Greek επιστρέφω αμέσως
  • επιστρέφω αμέσως (epistréfo amésos)indicate speaker will return in a moment
Hindi थोड़ा आता हूं
  • थोड़ा आता हूं (thoṛā ātā hū̃)indicate speaker will return in a moment
Italian torno subito
  • torno subitoindicate speaker will return in a moment
Lithuanian tuoj grįšiu
  • tuoj grįšiuindicate speaker will return in a moment
Norwegian straks tilbake
  • straks tilbakeindicate speaker will return in a moment
Polish zaraz wracam
  • zaraz wracamindicate speaker will return in a moment
Portuguese já volto
  • já voltoindicate speaker will return in a moment
Romanian mă întorc imediat, vin imediat înapoi
  • mă întorc imediatindicate speaker will return in a moment
  • vin imediat înapoiindicate speaker will return in a moment
Russian сейчас вернусь, ско́ро вернусь
  • сейчас вернусь (sejčas vernusʹ)indicate speaker will return in a moment
  • ско́ро вернусь (skóro vernusʹ)indicate speaker will return in a moment
Spanish ya vengo, ya vuelvo
  • ya vengoindicate speaker will return in a moment
  • ya vuelvoindicate speaker will return in a moment
  • ya regresoindicate speaker will return in a moment
Cite this entry
APA

be right back. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20right%20back

MLA

“be right back.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20right%20back. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “be right back,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/be%20right%20back.

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