every second
idiom
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.
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Successfully executing those patterns becomes a tense battle of nerves here, though, requiring multiple direction changes every second at the highest speeds.
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Roughly every second central bank in the Global South plans to expand its own gold reserves over the coming 12 months, new data shows, and the currency most likely to pay the price for the shift is the U.S. dollar.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Public opinion on the charges appears to be split, some people taking to social media to praise the police department, and others saying that parents cannot be expected to look out for their children every second of the day.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Shot entirely in France, the movie renders its ideas of romantic melancholy and Agathe’s default romantic defeatism in ways that reassure the audience every second.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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ArsTechnica, 20 June 2025
Roughly every second central bank in the Global South plans to expand its own gold reserves over the coming 12 months, new data shows, and the currency most likely to pay the price for the shift is the U.S. dollar.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 17 June 2025
Public opinion on the charges appears to be split, some people taking to social media to praise the police department, and others saying that parents cannot be expected to look out for their children every second of the day.
—Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 June 2025
Shot entirely in France, the movie renders its ideas of romantic melancholy and Agathe’s default romantic defeatism in ways that reassure the audience every second.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 22 May 2025
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“Every second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20second. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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