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Discover LudwigThe phrase "very second" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize the immediacy or urgency of an action occurring at that exact moment.
Example: "I will call you back in the very second I finish this meeting."
Alternatives: "at that very moment" or "right at that instant".
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Of this very second.
"With music, it's all about the moment — that very second".
Then, at the very second the ball touched my hands, there was an explosion of sound.
The Labor Department appears likely to get a new leader the very second hell freezes over.
At this very second, the great Cadbury chicken may be about to lay another mediocre batch.
"I know that this very second he [the president] is watching this live broadcast.
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Light on its feet all the same, and very second-helpingish.
His very first response?
"His very first one".
The very first date.
The very first.
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