with each passing second
Frequency: 6.77.5 per million words
Emphasizes a continuous change or feeling as time progresses.
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- The room seemed to grow hotter with each passing second.
- Her anxiety increased with each passing second as she waited for the results.
- The tension in the air mounted with each passing second before the announcement.
- He felt his hope diminish with each passing second the rescue team didn't arrive.
- The baby was growing visibly larger with each passing second of the magical transformation.
- With each passing second, the deadline loomed closer, adding to the team's pressure.
- The silence in the empty house became more unsettling with each passing second.
- My patience wore thinner with each passing second of the delayed flight.
- She realized the gravity of the situation more clearly with each passing second.
- The crowd's excitement intensified with each passing second before the concert began.