second-round

Language: en

📖 Definitions

  1. adjective
    Relating to or occurring in the second round of a competition, election, or multi-stage process.; Pertaining to a subsequent or follow-up phase of an event, negotiation, or series of actions.
  2. noun
    The second stage or round in a series of rounds, such as in a tournament, draft, or election.

🔗 Details

Word forms

Collocations

second-round picksecond-round matchsecond-round votesecond-round draft picksecond-round exitsecond-round knockout

Synonyms

runoff

Antonyms

first-round

Commonly confused

second round
EN: 'second round' (no hyphen) is a noun phrase; 'second-round' (hyphenated) is a compound adjective used before a noun (e.g., 'a second-round pick').

Spelling tips

EN: Use the hyphen only when 'second-round' functions as a compound adjective before a noun (e.g., 'second-round match'). Without the hyphen, 'second round' is a noun phrase (e.g., 'in the second round').

💬 Examples

  1. The second-round match between the two top seeds was the most anticipated game of the tournament.

  2. The second-round talks between the two nations failed to produce a ceasefire agreement.

  3. He was selected in the second-round of the NFL draft.