sec

NOUN

instant

Synonyms

STRONG

breath crack flash jiffy juncture minute occasion point second shake tick time trice twinkling while wink

WEAK

bat of the eye nothing flat short while split second

NOUN

minute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moment second short time

STRONG

MO breath crack flash instant jiffy min shake twinkling

WEAK

bat of an eye nothing flat sixtieth of hour sixty seconds split second

NOUN

moment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit date flash hour juncture minute occasion point stage time

STRONG

breathing crack instant jiffy second shake tick trice twinkle twinkling while wink

WEAK

jiff no time nothing flat point in time split second three winks

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

triviality unimportance

NOUN

second

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moment

STRONG

flash instant jiffy shake twinkling wink

WEAK

bat of an eye nothing flat split second

Example Sentences

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"I was waving at my friend and sister like 'I'll be home in a sec just doing a loop round the block!'," he says about the Europa League celebrations.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Hang on a sec, we imagine Karl saying, this connection is terrible.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Unperturbed by the battle unfolding behind him, Marquez crossed the finish line in 40 min 09.249 sec.

From Barron's • Oct. 26, 2025

Back up for a sec: Koufax pitched a shutout in Game 5 on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

He paused for a sec and then said: “Yeah, I surf. Or at least I used to when I was a kid. Why, bro?”

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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