diff --git a/Sources/Keydoze/MainView.swift b/Sources/Keydoze/MainView.swift
index c8ff9cc..3d5e993 100644
--- a/Sources/Keydoze/MainView.swift
+++ b/Sources/Keydoze/MainView.swift
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ struct MainView: View {
                         .contentTransition(reduceMotion ? .identity : .numericText(countsDown: true))
                         .animation(reduceMotion ? nil : KeydozeMotion.digits, value: model.timeLabel)
                         .accessibilityLabel(model.screen == .arming ? "Preparing" : "Time remaining")
-                        .accessibilityValue("\(Int(ceil(model.remaining))) seconds")
+                        .accessibilityValue(model.timeSpoken)
                         .accessibilityIdentifier("countdown")
                     Text(model.screen == .arming ? "until input pauses" : model.screen == .releasing ? "finishing" : "until input returns")
                         .font(.system(size: 12)).foregroundStyle(.secondary)
diff --git a/Sources/Keydoze/SessionModel.swift b/Sources/Keydoze/SessionModel.swift
index 71b6402..1b51a87 100644
--- a/Sources/Keydoze/SessionModel.swift
+++ b/Sources/Keydoze/SessionModel.swift
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ final class SessionModel {
         let seconds = Int(ceil(max(0, remaining)))
         return String(format: "%d:%02d", seconds / 60, seconds % 60)
     }
+    var timeSpoken: String {
+        let seconds = Int(ceil(max(0, remaining)))
+        return seconds == 1 ? "1 second" : "\(seconds) seconds"
+    }
 
     func refreshPermission() {
         permitted = isSimulation ? permitted : AXIsProcessTrusted()
diff --git a/Tests/KeydozeAdapterTests/SessionModelTests.swift b/Tests/KeydozeAdapterTests/SessionModelTests.swift
index 518875c..d020cf3 100644
--- a/Tests/KeydozeAdapterTests/SessionModelTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/KeydozeAdapterTests/SessionModelTests.swift
@@ -36,4 +36,19 @@ struct SessionModelTests {
         #expect(model.screen == .finished(.cancelled))
         model.reset()
     }
+
+    @Test("Spoken time uses the singular for one second")
+    func spokenTime() {
+        let model = SessionModel(simulation: true)
+        model.remaining = 1
+        #expect(model.timeSpoken == "1 second")
+        model.remaining = 0.4
+        #expect(model.timeSpoken == "1 second")
+        model.remaining = 0
+        #expect(model.timeSpoken == "0 seconds")
+        model.remaining = 2
+        #expect(model.timeSpoken == "2 seconds")
+        model.remaining = 48
+        #expect(model.timeSpoken == "48 seconds")
+    }
 }