Seconds I Metres Wait ˈsekənd Finished Reply Light

• she can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds.
• for several seconds he did not reply.
• the light flashes every 5 seconds.
• the water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.

second

1. a unit for measuring time. There are 60 seconds in one minute.
• She can run 100 metres in just over 11 seconds.
• For several seconds he did not reply.
• The light flashes every 5 seconds.
• The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.
2. a very short time
• synonym moment
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/moment
• I'll be with you in a second.
• They had finished in/within seconds.
• He scored again in the dying seconds (= the last few seconds) of the game.
3. a unit for measuring angles. There are 60 seconds in one minute.
• 1° 6′ 10″ (= one degree, six minutes and ten seconds)
4. a second amount of the same food that you have just eaten
• Seconds, anybody?
5. an item that is sold at a lower price than usual because it is not perfect
6. one of four or five positions of the gears in a vehicle
• When it's icy, move off in second.
• to change down from third to second
7. a level of university degree at British universities. An upper second is a good degree and a lower second is average.
• compare first
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/first_3
8. a person whose role is to help and support somebody else, for example in a boxing match or in a formal duel in the past
9. used to ask somebody to wait for a short time
• ‘Is Mr Burns available?’ ‘Just a second, please, I'll check.’
10. to wait for a short time
• Can you wait a second while I make a call?
11. used when you have just noticed or remembered something, or had a sudden idea
• Wait a minute—this isn't the right key.

Extra Examples

• For a heart-stopping second he thought he had lost his keys.
• For a second I thought you were my mother.
• He got a good second in history.
• His goal in the dying seconds of the game secured Rangers a 3–2 victory.
• I hesitated for a second before speaking.
• I only saw the man for a split second as he ran past.
• I swam to the other shore in mere seconds.
• I was counting the seconds until the bell.
• I’ll be with you in a second.
• If he’d reacted a fraction of a second later, he would surely have died.
• It took a couple of seconds to realize what was going on.
• She had wasted a few precious seconds.
• She wanted to spend every second with him.
• Sunny Boy came a close second to the winner.
• The end of the game is only a matter of seconds away.
• The game was lost in the final seconds.
• The room seemed to grow hotter with each passing second.
• The seconds ticked by.
• The young German runner finished a creditable second.
• This will only take a second.
• Wait a second—this letter’s been sent to me by mistake.
• We only have a few seconds left.
• We were three points behind with only seconds left in the game.
• Within seconds he had disappeared from view.
• For several seconds he did not reply.
• Hang on a second while I find my keys.
• I’ll be finished with this in a couple of seconds.
• The light flashes every 5 seconds.
• The water flows at about 1.5 metres per second.
• They had finished in/within seconds.
• Wait/Hang on/Just a minute/moment/second.

Word Origin

• noun senses 1 to 3 late Middle English: from medieval Latin secunda (minuta) ‘second (minute)’, feminine (used as a noun) of secundus, referring to the “second” operation of dividing an hour by sixty. noun senses 4 to 8 Middle English: via Old French from Latin secundus ‘following, second’, from the base of sequi ‘follow’. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.