The phrase "aftermath of a second" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to describe the consequences or results that follow immediately after a brief moment, but the phrasing is awkward and unclear.
Example: "The aftermath of a second of hesitation can lead to missed opportunities."
Alternatives: "consequences of a moment" or "results of an instant".
Nepal is grappling with the aftermath of a second earthquake, just weeks after the 7.8-magnitude quake that killed 8,000 people and destroyed homes and livelihoods.
Now, six years later and in the aftermath of a second devastating personal calamity, her predicament as a writer has sharpened, and writing "no longer comes easily to me.
It's a grim, gritty series told from the viewpoint of a fairly unlikable embedded journalist, the sole reporter in a near-future Manhattan that has become a shattered demilitarised zone in the aftermath of a second US civil war.
Mr. Chan's novel, set in 2013, describes a rich and repressive China in the aftermath of a second global economic collapse, its people more-or-less happily "harmonized" by a mixture of money, fear and the drug Ecstasy, which the government adds to the water supply.
The forthcoming Viscera Cleanup Detail, meanwhile, presents you with a scene of blood-spattered desolation in the aftermath of a first-person shooter.
This is a manager, who, during a brief stint at Chelsea, used the aftermath of a fifth-round FA Cup win at Middlesbrough in March 2013 to tick off Roman Abramovich.
Not a bad career choice in the aftermath of a third unbeaten season and especially now that USA Basketball has called to confer upon him the honor of being his country's head coach.
"The aftermath of a first loss is a function of the psyche of the fighter," said Ken Hershman, the vice president and general manager of Showtime Sports, adding, "There are plenty of great fighters who lost close fights but come back stronger than ever".
'IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE' -- Wong Kar-wai's bewitching melodrama on the nature of romance as seen through the eyes of a man and woman being cheated on by their respective spouses; it's as dizzyingly romantic, and as unsettling, as the aftermath of a first kiss.
Sir Alex Ferguson has seen a few things in his time, managed the odd superstar here and there and in McIlroy recognised a talent as special as Ronaldo's, Cantona's, Beckham's et al. He said in the aftermath of a sixth win in seven contests that he gained more from the company of McIlroy and his European team-mates than he contributed in his inspirational pre-match address.
The economist Barry Eichengreen once explored the imposition of capital levies in the aftermath of first and second world wars.
