The seconds stretched into awkward minutes, neither sure what to say to the other.

The seconds ticked by, stretched out of all recognition.

Darkness returned, and seconds stretched lethargically into nearly half a minute.

Less than a minute remained of his last command, but the seconds stretched ahead of him like an eternity.

The seconds stretch as the death dance continues.

Where you're concerned, two seconds would be stretching it.

The seconds stretched on, for what seemed like forever.

The brief seconds it all took stretched into an eternity.

Sunday night's concert at Carnegie Hall made seconds stretch into hours.

Eric watched her as the seconds slowly stretched into minutes.