every second

phrase

1

: every two

—used to indicate that a repeated activity happens or is done once in two periods

We elect a mayor every second year.

The fair is held every second year.

2

: every moment

I enjoyed every second of her visit.

Examples of every second in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Millions of photons strike the target every second, generating enough data to fill an average laptop hard drive within only a few minutes. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026

GitHub has over 180 million developers worldwide, with a new user joining every second and over 630 million total repositories. — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

The video clip lasted less than two minutes, but Tonya Webb remembers every second as heartbreaking. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Some 3,160 tons of water pour over them every second—and that’s thanks to the Great Lakes. — Hannah Agran, Midwest Living, 12 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for every second

• beckoned
• reckoned
• seconde
• femtosecond
• microsecond
• millisecond
• nanosecond
• picosecond