The phrase "advantage of a second" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express the benefit of a brief moment or opportunity, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "Taking advantage of a second can lead to unexpected opportunities."
Alternatives: "benefit of a moment" or "opportunity in an instant."
In testing by Motor Trend magazine, the Acura accelerated to 60 miles an hour in 6.1 seconds, an advantage of a second or two.
Atlanta had a chance after Kyle Korver was fouled in the corner and knocked down three free throws, taking advantage of a second chance after the Pacers were called for a lane violation on the third attempt.
Thor Hushovd of Garmin-Cervelo, a rangy Norwegian who has been in the thick of the action at every stage, kept his hold on the overall leader's yellow jersey, with an advantage of a second over Cadel Evans of BMC, the Australian who won the fourth stage on Tuesday.
Taking the advantage of a second order quadratic interpolation scheme utilized in the reconstruction procedures, the unique feature of this ghost-cell based immersed boundary method is its capability to handle mixed boundary conditions at the exact position of the particle surface as encountered in systems with interplay between surface reactions and diffusion.
He lost out to Iran's Mohammad Bagheri Motamed in the quarter-finals in London but took advantage of a second chance through the repechage.
And after much discussion with his fellow countrymen Mark Williams and Darren Morgan, Walker decided to take advantage of a second opportunity to earn his living as a professional.
Last night the San Diego Chargers took full advantage of a second-half meltdown by the Cincinnati Bengals to claim a 27-10 AFC wild-card win and move onto the divisional playoffs against the Denver Broncos.
Dare took advantage of a second-chance restart after Scheckter's late crash, the only wreck of the day, and passed Sam Hornish Jr. with less than three laps to go to win the Ameristar Casino 200 at Kansas Speedway in Kansas City, Kan.
It was somewhat surprising that the monkeys' brains could take advantage of a third opsin.
I took advantage of a first-time homebuyer program in Baltimore and bought a $50,000 two-bedroom, one-bath condo.
Argentina lost its unbeaten record in World Cup qualifiers last night as Colombia took advantage of a first-half red card on Argentina's Carlos Tevez to win their match by 2-1.
