That means the host probably stopped listening two minutes ago because he thought of this really clever question, and he was just bound and determined to say that.
사회자에게 아주  예리한 질문이 떠올라서 2분 전부터 더 이상 듣지 않고 그 질문을 물어볼 타이밍만을 기다렸다는 뜻입니다.