Seconds stretched, time seemed to slow.

Meaning: This sentence describes the driver's perception of time slowing down during the critical moment of avoiding an accident.

Choice of Words: Seconds are units of time, stretched means to extend or lengthen something, time refers to the continuous passage of existence, and seemed is used to indicate something that appears to be true or the case.

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