His hand reached for the speaker plate at last; hesitated, as more seconds slipped by.

As the last seconds before midnight slipped away, I was already calling customer service.

Watching the seconds slip away, he'd felt time was moving a lot faster than it should have.

If the diversion worked, he'd have a few seconds to slip unseen inside the garage.

The seconds slipped past, and then a shadow appeared.

Again, the enemy line held its formidable posture as the seconds slipped by.

She thought he would respond, but he did not, and the seconds slipped away quietly.

The mist gained speed and size as the seconds slipped past.

"Something up ahead," he said after a few seconds had slipped by.

He could feel the seconds slip by and hear his own heart beating.