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The duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between the two hyperfine levels of the ground state of the cesium 132.91 atom.
I'll be two seconds...
A length of time that is very-under-exaggerated.
<Killer> Hey there.
<Spiller> Hi, I'll be back in a second.
<Killer> Okay.
*** 20 minutes later ***
<Killer> ...
<Spiller> I'm back.
<Killer> Where were you?
<Spiller> Hang on, back in a second.
*** Killer is offline ***
1. A small period of time.
2. What comes after first.
1. One Mississippi/Marshmellow/One Thousand.
2. Fuck. You beat me.
An indefinite period of time, usually assumed by the listener to be at least 2-3 minutes in length. Speakers use it to affirm that the time will be short without any actual meaning or elaboration, despite the fact that the period will likely be more than 120 times longer than stated (see above).
Person #1: Are you done yet?
Person #2: Yeah, it'll just take a second.
-5 minutes later-
Person #1: *visibly impatient* Okay, are you done now?
Person #2: I said, it'll be a second! Geez, some people.
even though described as a second it means a long period of time
Yo Money I Aint Seen You In A Second
the amout of time it takes an STC to eat gregs out of business.
"oh hello could i get a sausage roll.....actully i'll just have everything"