sec
/sɛk/
US pronunciation
American sound/sɛk/
sec
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- 1 syllable
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- One strong syllable
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US voice -> sec
Myanmar meaning
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- ‘Just look at him, hold it for a couple secs, and then you're free to bolt.’
- ‘He began placing some of the medicines back into the first-aid kit ‘Wait here, I'll be back in a few sec.’’
- ‘‘Ok, back in a sec guys, ’ I called as I went out the door and started down the steps.’
- ‘‘Hold on a sec okay, ’ she said turning and walking out.’
- ‘‘Hang on a sec babe, ’ Jack answered the phone again.’
- ‘We'll be back in a sec girlies; Devon can keep you entertained awhile.’
- ‘It takes a few secs to adjust to the unfamiliar Indian customs and British accents, but once you do, you're hooked.’
- ‘He came back to me after saying, ‘Hold on a sec Colie.’’
- ‘That's it for a short sec - back again shortly.’
- ‘I held my breath there for a sec wondering if they'd be able to hold onto the notes.’
- ‘Okay, one sec I just gotta let my parents know I'm leaving.’
- ‘I stared at my feet for a few secs until someone came up behind me.’
- ‘As it was, Holder gave us Jardin aux Lilas, not in an Edwardian garden, but perhaps in a penthouse drenched with the champagne sec of Cole Porter.’
Synonyms
moment, jiffy, instant, second, flash, MO, bat of an eye, bat of the eye, bit, breath, breathing, crack, date, half a sec, half a tick, hour, jiff, juncture, min, minute, no time, nothing flat, occasion, point, point in time, shake, short time, short while, sixtieth of hour, sixty seconds, split second, stage, three winks, tick, time, trice, twinkle, twinkling, while, wink
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