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Discover LudwigThe phrase "mere seconds" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to emphasize the short duration of time, often to highlight how quickly something happened or will happen. Example: "The race was decided in mere seconds, showcasing the intense competition between the athletes."
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They raced for mere seconds.
Aerial copulations may last mere seconds to one or two minutes.
Sometimes we have mere seconds, barely more than a Gladwellian blink, to plead our best cases.
The flirting lasted mere seconds, but it was longer in Lee's mind.
That means you could duplicate an entire DVD movie in mere seconds.
I compressed an hour's worth of emotions and thoughts into mere seconds.
Jimi Bani's Edmund switches from comic relief to megalomaniacal manipulator in mere seconds.
Shards of glass launched at highway speeds can become lethal projectiles in mere seconds.
The news cycle, once a stately 24 hours, was reduced to mere seconds.
You fumble with it and a competitor rushes by you, beating you by mere seconds.
Napkins, place mats, pillowcases, an efficiently folded T-shirt: mere seconds.
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