at any second

idiom

: at any time
It could happen at any second.

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But is Bass never to leave city limits just because a disaster can flare up at any second? Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 The atmosphere could be cut with a popsicle stick from the start already, with prissy, judgy-faced Sarah ready to call the cops at any second and keen to put all the blame on Elisabeth. Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 What Might Go Wrong The plug could be pulled at any second. K.c. Colwell, Car and Driver, 9 May 2023 An attack could spring at any second. Michael W. Clune, Harper’s Magazine , 7 Apr. 2023 Keep an eye on Ja Morant and Darius Garland, as both young guards are capable of highlight-reel moments at any second. Catena Media, oregonlive, 2 Feb. 2023 Here’s a story that can at any second fall apart in terms of the audience sympathizing and wanting to go along for the ride. Vulture, 4 Aug. 2022 News can happen on this front at any second, maybe even before the end of this sentence. Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 2 Aug. 2022 That pole could bend over at any second. Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 May 2022

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“At any second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20any%20second. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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