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Discover LudwigThe phrase "next second" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe a rapid succession of events or moments in time. For example, "I was about to set off on my journey, and the next second I heard a loud crash outside my window."
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The next second the phone rang.
The next second I was gone.
The next second, the pain struck.
And the next second I was lying on the street.
Immediately the next second clicks into the skyscape apocalypse.
"Nice one day and the next second you change — that was him".
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The next seconds were chaotic.
Better luck next (sixth) time, Sherlock.
What next: Third series of Black Books.
The next third, straddling the intermission, offered Russian folk songs.
In the next third of the show, movement becomes real.
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