Pronunciation: /ˈsɛkəndz/
noun a unit of time equal to 1/60th of a minute
A1 I can count to sixty seconds.
A2 She timed herself running a mile in seven minutes and thirty seconds.
B1 The microwave beeps when the food is ready in just a few seconds.
B2 The athlete finished the race in a matter of seconds, breaking the world record.
C1 The scientist measured the reaction time in nanoseconds, down to the smallest fraction of a second.
C2 The astronaut experienced time dilation, perceiving seconds passing differently in space compared to on Earth.
adjective referring to the ordinal number two in a sequence
A1 I can count to sixty seconds.
A2 She finished the race in just a few seconds.
B1 The microwave heats up food in seconds.
B2 The car accelerated from 0 to 60 miles per hour in a matter of seconds.
C1 He made a split-second decision that saved the company millions of dollars.
C2 The Olympic athlete broke the world record by mere seconds.
formal The runner finished the race in just under 10 seconds.
informal I'll be back in a few seconds, just grabbing something from my room.
slang Wait a few seconds, I'm almost done texting my friend.
figurative In the blink of an eye, the car disappeared within seconds.
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