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El partido empieza en un segundo.

El partido empieza en un segundo.
The game starts in a second.
From Lesson 56:Telling time (es la..., son las...)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about El partido empieza en un segundo.

Why use partido instead of juego for "game"?
Partido specifically refers to a sports match or a sporting event (like a soccer or baseball game). Juego is usually used for board games, video games, or children's games.
The dictionary says "to start" is empezar. Why is it spelled empieza here?
Empezar is a "stem-changing" verb. That means when we change the ending to match the subject—in this case, "it" (el partido)—the e in the middle of the word changes to ie. This gives us empieza.
If I wanted to say the game starts at a specific time, like two o'clock, how would I do that?
You would use a las for the time. For example, "The game starts at two" is El partido empieza a las dos. If it started at one, you would use the singular a la una.
Is en un segundo used as an exaggeration in Spanish like it is in English?
Yes! Just like in English, saying something happens en un segundo (in a second) is a very common figure of speech to mean it will happen "right away" or "very soon."

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