Which homograph can replace the words highlighted in this sentence?

The runner won by only a tiny bit of time in the 50-yard dash.

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compact
compact

close
close

console
console

second

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The homograph that can replace the words highlighted in the sentence is second.

In this context, "second" refers to a unit of time, which fits the meaning of "a tiny bit of time."