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

To add to the explanation of missed/jarbled words: sometimes you DO hear and understand everything but need another few seconds to process a response. This can happen consciously or unconsciously.