second time around

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Definition of second time around - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

repeat eventoccasion when something happens again after the first time

Their marriage worked better the second time around.

repeat performance

second chance

Adverb

repetition eventduring the second occurrence or attempt of something

He did much better the second time around.

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Expressions with second

second honeymoon

second vacation taken by a married couple

They went on a second honeymoon to rekindle their romance.

second thought

reconsideration or revised opinion of a previous decision

After a second thought, he decided not to go.

hot second

very short period of time

I'll be back in a hot second.

second city

city ranking second in population or importance

Chicago is often called the second city of the United States.

hang on a second

intj.

ask someone to wait briefly before continuing

Hang on a second, I need to grab my phone.

just a second

short, unspecified period of time

I'll be with you in just a second.

Expressions with time

about time

exp.

referring to the concept of time

We talked about time and its mysteries.

in time

adv.

without being late

She arrived in time for the meeting.

take time

require a long period to happen or be done

Good things take time to develop..

time's up

exp.

the deadline has passed, there is no more time

Time's up, please put your pencils down.

ahead of time

adv.

before the expected moment or deadline

The report was submitted ahead of time.

have the time

be available to do something

I don't have the time to meet today.

out of time

adj.

having no time left to finish something

We were out of time to submit the project.

take your time

use as much time as needed

Take your time to answer the question.

any time now

adv.

very soon, within a short time

The bus should arrive any time now.

as time goes by

adv.

gradually, events develop as months go on

As time goes by, friendships can fade or grow stronger.

Examples of second time around in a sentence

The show was more popular the second time around.
He learned from his mistakes the second time around.
The cake tasted better the second time around.

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French:la deuxième fois, au second essai, ...
German:zweites Mal, beim zweiten Anlauf, ...
Italian:la seconda volta, al secondo tentativo, ...
Spanish:segunda vez, la segunda vez, ...
Portuguese:segunda vez, à segunda vez, ...
Chinese:第二次尝试, 第二次, ...
Japanese:二度目, 二度目は, ...
Arabic:المرة الثانية, في المرة الثانية, ...
Hebrew:פַּעַם שְׁנִיָּה, בַּפַּעַם הַשְּׁנִיָּה, ...
Russian:второй раз, во второй раз, ...
Ukrainian:другий раз, другого разу, ...
Hindi:दूसरी बार, दूसरी बार में, ...
Bengali:দ্বিতীয়বারের ঘটনা, দ্বিতীয়বার, ...
Catalan:segona vegada, la segona vegada, ...
Czech:druhý pokus, podruhé, ...
Danish:anden gang, ved andet forsøg, ...
Dutch:herkansing, bij de tweede poging, ...
Greek:δεύτερη φορά, τη δεύτερη φορά, ...
Hungarian:második alkalom, másodszorra, ...
Khmer:លើកទីពីរនៃការកើតឡើង, លើកទីពីរ, ...
Korean:재도전, 두 번째 시도에서, ...
Persian:بار دوم, دفعه دوم, ...
Polish:za drugim razem, ...
Portuguese (BR):segunda vez, na segunda vez, ...
Romanian:a doua oară, la a doua încercare, ...
Swedish:andra gången, ...
Thai:ครั้งที่สอง, หนที่สอง, ...
Turkish:ikinci sefer, ikinci seferinde, ...
Vietnamese:lần thứ hai, vào lần thứ hai, ...

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Definition of second time around - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adverb

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