The phrase "last a second" is correct and usable in written English.
It is generally used to describe something that was very brief, short, or transient. For example, "The fireworks display only lasted a second."
All this suggests that he may not last a second term if Mr Obama is re-elected in 2012.
It is a horror that seems to go on for eternity, and yet it doesn't last a second beyond what it should.
At last a second anti-Venetian coalition brought the war almost into Venice itself; at Pula (Pola) and at Chioggia, Venice first was defeated and then won the war (1380 81).
"But I only let that last a second, and I say to myself, 'that's enough now, we can't do that at work, and I focus right back to where we were.' " And, not least, there is the question of what to call Mom or Dad, in meetings or the workplace.
You can make a second last a minute with the Casio Exilim EX-FC100, or you can get a D700 like OneEighteen and make a minute last a second.
Then-Sheffield United manager Neil Warnock: "My wife will be glad about Mourinho coming to Bramall Lane because he's a good looking swine, isn't he?" Former Chelsea striker Eidur Gudjohnsen: "When Mourinho says training will last one-and-a-half hours it will never last a second longer".
