seconds

[US]/[ˈsekəndz]/
[UK]/[ˈsekəndz]/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a single unit of time equal to 60 parts of a minute
n., pluralA period of time lasting for a few seconds.
adj.lasting or taking only a short time; brief

Phrases & Collocations

seconds later

sekunder senare

in seconds

på sekunder

just seconds

bara sekunder

few seconds

några sekunder

seconds away

sekunder bort

seconds ticking

sekunder tickar

seconds passed

sekunder har gått

seconds counting

sekunder räknas

seconds before

sekunder innan

seconds elapsed

förflutna sekunder

Example Sentences

i waited for seconds before the light turned green.

Jag väntade i några sekunder innan ljuset blev grönt.

the cake needs to bake for 30 seconds longer.

Kakan behöver gräddas i ytterligare 30 sekunder.

he could hold his breath for several seconds.

Han kunde hålla andan i flera sekunder.

the timer went off after just a few seconds.

Timern gick av efter bara några sekunder.

it took only seconds to download the file.

Det tog bara några sekunder att ladda ner filen.

the movie clip lasted for a few seconds.

Film klippet varade i några sekunder.

please give me a few seconds to think.

Ge mig några sekunder att tänka.

the presentation lasted for several seconds longer than planned.

Presentationen varade i flera sekunder längre än planerat.

the alarm sounded for a few seconds before i turned it off.

Larmet gick i några sekunder innan jag stängde av det.

the reaction time was measured in seconds.

Reaktionstiden mättes i sekunder.

just a few seconds passed before i realized what happened.

Bara några sekunder gick innan jag insåg vad som hade hänt.

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