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The phrase "about three seconds away" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a short duration of time until something happens or someone arrives.
Example: "The bus is about three seconds away from the stop, so get ready to board."
Alternatives: "approximately three seconds away" or "roughly three seconds away".
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Probably about three seconds away from showing off a DVD copy of Scarface.
If you could see a lion like this in real life, you'd probably be about three seconds away from being eaten by one.
I was about three seconds away from completely losing it and then I got paged by another producer and moved without having to answer.
The front cover features a picture of one of these "thugs", a skinheaded English bloke half-lidded smoking a cigarette whose visage gives off the impression of a personality barely connected to the reality around him, yet who also gives the impression that he's about three seconds away from punching your nose into your brainstem.
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Well I don't know about you, but I am slightly hungover today and about two seconds away from bursting forth period water from my lady hole.
According to him, a completely fucked up college student had wandered into our house while we were running in and out dealing with the fire and had eventually tried to pass out in Michael's room, where he came about two seconds away from dying from an axe blow.
Then, when and if they catch your eye hold it for about three seconds and then look away.
At least one attendee appeared to surrender midway, looking away to compose a Twitter message after about three seconds.
It takes about three seconds.
About three seconds, was the answer.
That decision took about three seconds".
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