segundo2

² = second, sec.

Nota: Abreviatura.

Ex. If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.

Ex. 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.

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* actuar en segundo plano = lurk in + the wings.

* décima de segundo = split second.

* en cuestión de segundos = within seconds, in a matter of seconds.

* en uno o dos segundos = in an instant or two.

* en unos segundos = in seconds.

* en un par de segundos = in an instant or two.

* en un segundo = in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a snap, with the tip of a hat, in a jiffy, in a heartbeat, in a second.

* fracción de segundo = split second.

* segundos = moments.

* unos segundos de reflexión = a moment's thought, a moment's reflection.