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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Trillions of ghostly particles called neutrinos stream through our bodies every second, slipping past atoms without a trace.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
While Packers fans loved every second of the play, Diggs voiced his displeasure on social media.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Every minute, every second, has to be spent with one’s device clutched in one’s hand.
—Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2025
While Packers fans loved every second of the play, Diggs voiced his displeasure on social media.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The boy’s father, an exasperated man at the mercy of an Amazon-like delivery job that docks him for every second he so much as thinks about his son, is the only person who even wants to go through the effort of looking for him.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Every minute, every second, has to be spent with one’s device clutched in one’s hand.
—Big Think, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Every second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/every%20second. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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