seconds
plural of “second” — 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
An inflected form of second · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,779 of 86,757 words measured. It occurs 48,088 times across 426,181 published chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- 1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites also: sec, s
- an indefinitely short time also: moment, mo, minute, bit wait just a momentin a mo
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed near the second of the bases in the infield also: second base
- a particular point in time also: moment, minute, instant the moment he arrived the party began
- following the first in an ordering or series he came in a close second
- a 60th part of a minute of arc also: arcsecond the treasure is 2 minutes and 45 seconds south of here
seconds in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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In sixty seconds more, the box was emptied of its contents.
The Spoilers of the Valley · Robert Watson · Chapter 1
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Captain Bligh waited in respectful silence, heedless of the fateful seconds ticking from the mantelpiece.
Sentence Deferred: Sailor's Knots, Part 4. · W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · Chapter 1
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Emerging upon the bowlder, he paused for a few seconds as he looked in all directions.
A Mountain Boyhood · Joe Mills · Chapter 1
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And when, a few seconds later, she opened her eyes, it was into his that they stared.
The Valley of the Shadow · H. C. (Herman Cyril) McNeile · Chapter 1
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Helen sat frozen, her mouth open, and for the space of several seconds he looked down at her without moving.
The Wind People · Marion Zimmer Bradley · Chapter 1