mere seconds
Frequency: 6.57.0 per million words
Used to emphasize how short a period of time is.
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Examples (10)
- I swam to the other shore in mere seconds.
- The entire building collapsed in mere seconds after the explosion.
- With a quick click, the transaction was completed in mere seconds.
- He only caught a glimpse of the suspect for mere seconds before they vanished.
- The athlete finished the race, beating his personal best by mere seconds.
- The website loaded in mere seconds, much to the user's delight.
- The fire spread through the dry forest in mere seconds, leaving no time to react.
- She prepared a delicious meal in mere seconds using the microwave.
- The crucial decision had to be made in mere seconds, with no room for error.
- The magician made the dove disappear in mere seconds, astonishing the audience.