Adjectives For Seconds

Discover the most popular adjectives for describing seconds, complete with example sentences to guide your usage.

Updated on March 16, 2024

Using adjectives with the noun 'seconds' can drastically alter the perception of time's passage and its significance. A 'few seconds' may imply a brief moment, highlighting its insignificance or fleeting nature, while 'several seconds' suggests a slightly longer duration, possibly requiring patience. 'Last seconds' evoke a sense of urgency or finality, often found in dramatic contexts. Conversely, 'next seconds' look forward, imbued with anticipation or anxiety about the immediate future. 'Only seconds' emphasizes the remarkable brevity of an event, and 'full seconds' can imply a complete, unbroken experience of time. Each adjective shades the noun with unique connotations, inviting readers to explore the subtleties of time – its waiting, its passing, and its ending. Discover the full range of adjectives for 'seconds' below.

few	I waited for a few seconds
several	The computer took several seconds to boot up.
last	The winning goal was scored in the last seconds of the game.
next	The criminal sped away in his car, and the police were hot on his heels next seconds
only	The race was close, with only seconds separating the winner from the loser.
full	The rocket lifted off at 10 full seconds after the countdown ended.
precious
final	The runner gave his final seconds to a vicious push forward.
mere	The car accelerated from 0 to 60 miles per hour in mere seconds
brief	She scanned the room in brief seconds
extra	She gave us a few extra seconds to prepare for the test.
watt	The camera flash has a power output of 100 watt seconds
one	This operation took one seconds
lasting	The experience was over in just lasting seconds
arc	The star's position has shifted by a few arc seconds since its discovery.

silent	The silent seconds ticked by slowly.
fleeting	The fleeting seconds flew by, leaving a bittersweet memory in their wake.
consecutive	They talked for three consecutive seconds
thirty	Can you be ready in thirty seconds?
interval
milliampere	The flash lasted for several milliampere seconds
endless	The endless seconds dragged on as he waited for the news.
scant	The scant seconds ticked away before the explosion.
foot	The runner finished the race in 10 foot seconds
split	The thief acted in split seconds snatching the necklace and disappearing without a trace.
tense
reciprocal	The frequency of a wave is measured in reciprocal seconds
fractional
sloppy	I'm not interested in sloppy seconds thanks.
agonizing	His heart pounded in his chest as the agonizing seconds ticked by.

interminable	The interminable seconds ticked by slowly, each one a small eternity.
rest
longest	The last hundred longest seconds ticked by ever so slowly.
milli	The action completed in a few milli seconds
ampere
breathless	Time seemed to slow down in breathless seconds as I waited for the result.
awkward	The awkward seconds that followed felt like an eternity.
volt
errored
fry
uncomfortable	The uncomfortable seconds passed as if they were hours.
micro	The experiment lasted only a few micro seconds
anxious	Those anxious seconds seemed to stretch into an eternity.
pound	The lunar module is rated at 300,000 pound seconds which gives the astronauts plenty of time to use their RCS thrusters.
frantic

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