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The phrase "allow a few seconds" is correct and usable in written English
You can use it when requesting someone to wait briefly before proceeding with an action or response. Example: "Please allow a few seconds for the system to process your request."
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Please allow a few seconds for the photographs to load.
This would allow a few seconds' lag time for me to type the English, which would later be reread by an actor with a heavy, presidential-sounding French accent.
The hosts would allow a few seconds for his message, then continue with the program.
If it's persistent, allow a few seconds before repeating.
Stop squeezing and allow a few seconds to let the bladder fill in with ink.
Allow a few seconds for each letter to dry before applying a new letter on.
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Assuming data from 0.2% of the population less than 5000 people the system was able to detect the simulated earthquake within 5 seconds, a speed that would have allowed a few seconds of warning before the strongest shaking began in San Francisco and 10 seconds before it began in San Jose, providing time for children to get under their desks and for trains to put on the breaks.
You should allow a few (5-10) seconds to pass to let any static charge in the device to dissipate before you put it back in.
She allowed him a few seconds, smiled, and turned away.
It is why Schottenheimer allows himself a few seconds of solitude after an offensive series, to reflect, to ruminate, to plan the next drive.
Nudity in "Schindler's List," another Spielberg movie, was allowed, but a few seconds of partial nudity in "NYPD Blue" was not.
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