a second (unit of time)

to make every second count; to work at top speed and not waste a single moment

A precision timer used in sports and scientific research to measure short intervals of time down to fractions of a second; also called [[马表|馬表|ma3 biao3]], [[跑表|跑錶|pao3 biao3]], or [[停表|停表|ting2 biao3]]

To seize every minute and second; to make use of every moment without letting time go to waste

The units of time measurement for minutes and seconds

To read out the elapsed or remaining seconds in a competition, such as to remind a chess or Go player of their time or to count out a downed boxer.

unit of time equal to one-thousandth of a second; ms

second hand of a clock or watch

unit of time equal to one billionth of a second; nanosecond; equivalent to Taiwan usage [[奈秒|奈秒|nai4 miao3]]

one millionth of a second; microsecond

nanosecond; millimicrosecond

(astronomy) a unit of distance used to measure the space between stars, equal to about 3.26 light-years

A type of fast-acting instant adhesive made primarily of cyanoacrylate; also called [[快乾胶|快乾膠|kuai4 gan1 jiao1]] or [[瞬间胶|瞬間膠|shun4 jian1 jiao1]].

nanosecond; one billionth of a second. This term is primarily used in Taiwan.

every minute and every second; each and every moment

picosecond; one trillionth of a second

(slang) to reply to a text or message within seconds of receiving it

(slang) to ejaculate within a few seconds during sex; to suffer from premature ejaculation

(literary) an extremely tiny or infinitesimal number; a minute quantity

to understand or get the point of something in a split second; often used in internet slang for quickly grasping a joke or a hidden meaning

To defeat an opponent in a very short amount of time; used in sports, gaming, and competitive contexts.

(colloquial) to see or understand something instantly in just a second

in a matter of seconds; very quickly; swiftly

double prime symbol (″) used in mathematics, linguistics, and other technical fields

femtosecond; a unit of time equal to one quadrillionth of a second