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Discover LudwigThe phrase "for just a second" is correct and can be used in written English
It is generally used as a prepositional phrase to mean a very brief moment in time. For example: "I closed my eyes for just a second and then the moment had passed."
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And for just a second, that's the picture I saw".
For just a second Phil's brow is wrinkled in perplexity.
So a slightly complicated experiment, so I'll keep it up there for just a second here.
Ms. Sie hoped these would let them "forget we're performers for just a second," she said.
For just a second, you could be fooled, suddenly jerked back into the nightmare.
For just a second we saw something moving a long way off through the trees.
Forget the gilded dreams of 90th-floor penthouse-dwelling hedge fund masters for just a second.
"What do I do now?" she said, her brow furrowing for just a second.
If your concentration wavers for just a second, you're going to miss something.
"But if you let your mind wander for just a second, it's over".
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