Why do we say “huh” as if we did not hear what the other person said, but it gets processed 2 seconds later?

Question

Why do we say “huh” as if we did not hear what the other person said, but it gets processed 2 seconds later?

In: Biology

Answer 1

When someone says huh to your comment, their mind has been elsewhere, they say huh, you are hearing them shift gears into listening to you while leaving the previous thought process.