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Partner: Hey, when is that new api going to be ready?

Me: Ah, it's going to be a bit.

No idea what time period I meant there? That's fine, I probably didn't either. But somewhere between two days and two weeks depending on when the due date was.

And that is a stupid answer.

"This project will be done in 2 weeks"

In America, people say "just a sec" even though you will wait for more than one second. The confusing way Americans count seconds.

The confusing way I used to piss off all my roommates

It would never mean 5 hours though. And if the person knew it was 5 hours or even just X hours, they would likely say it with greater precision than 'just a sec'.

"Just a sec" implies an indefinite amount of time on the order of that which can be reasonably measured in seconds.

And almost always ties into something the person is already doing. Like if you asked someone to get you a Coke and they were pouring some chips, they'd say, "just a sec" to mean, "sure, after I'm done with this."