Sentence examples for a second slower from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a second slower" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when comparing the speed or timing of two events or actions, indicating that one is delayed by one second compared to the other.
Example: "The second runner finished the race a second slower than the first."
Alternatives: "one second behind" or "a second delayed".

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The next best split was almost a second slower.

McArdle was a tenth of a second slower.

Hamilton is still all but a second slower.

Strong Suit last year was about half a second slower than Ishvana on good ground.

He ran on cinder tracks, which are considered a second slower per lap than synthetic surfaces.

Mansell qualified in third place, albeit over a second slower than Senna.

Her time of 5.25.19 was half a second slower than Simmonds'.

Her tone broke from its determined cadence and became, for a second, slower and almost hushed.

A 10th of a second slower and Phelps is just another guy with seven gold medals.

Had Riesch been two-hundredths of a second slower, the title would have gone to Vonn.

Schumacher's lap times were usually only a few tenths of a second slower than Rosberg's.

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