second's

Tick of time's

Second's is the possessive form of second—belonging to or associated with a second thing, person, or moment.

Used when second functions as a noun: The second's importance became clear only later.

Also forms contractions with "is" or "has": The second's already started, That second's gone forever.

possessive-time

minute's

Possessive of sixty seconds

flash's · breath's · timer's · clock's

possessive-ordinal

deputy's

Of a stand-in authority

possessive-helper

assistant's

Belonging to a helper

Opposites
time unit scale

second'syear's

Possessive of annual period

century's · eternity's · hour's · day's · decade's

ordinal position

second'sprincipal's

School administrator's possessive

winner's · leader's

Phrases
Family

second, secondary, secondhand, seconds, secondment

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G