"on second thought" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-on second thought.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} on second thought, {{en-PP}} on second thought
  1. (US, idiomatic) After reconsidering; on further consideration. Tags: US, idiomatic Synonyms: then again, upon further thought, on second thoughts Related terms: have second thoughts
    Sense id: en-on_second_thought-en-prep_phrase-NedxTX~n Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header

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