split-second
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Synonyms for split-second
Synonyms: Adjective
immediate, instant, instantaneous, straightaway
Synonyms: Noun
beat, eyeblink, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiff, jiffy, minute, moment, nanosecond, New York minute, second, shake, trice, twinkle, twinkling, wink
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In a split second, it was all over. a devastating accident can cause everything in your life to change in a split secondRecent Examples on the Web: Noun
The forward charged onto the ball, splitting Houston center backs Maynor Figueroa and Aljaz Struna and fired a shot past Joe Willis a split second before the goalkeeper could react. — Glynn A. Hill, Houston Chronicle, "Dynamo rally to draw against Rapids," 17 Aug. 2019 The ball caromed off Camden Yards’ brick backstop and right to Severino, who upon first turning back toward the diamond seemed for a split second to be surprised to see Tatis closing in. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Padres rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. runs around expectations, limitations," 29 June 2019 Eternal Inflation As a junior researcher trying to explain the smoothness and flatness of the universe, Guth proposed in 1980 that a split second of exponential growth may have occurred at the start of the Big Bang. — Quanta Magazine, "In a Multiverse, What Are the Odds?," 3 Nov. 2014 Some played games, running into view, then stopping for a split second, then running again. — Azad Cudi, Harper's magazine, "Long Shot," 10 Jan. 2019 Franken recalls the incident that ended his career as lasting a split second. — Jane Mayer, The New Yorker, "The Case of Al Franken," 22 July 2019 Then, in a split second, the music and their expressions change to quizzical. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "UCSD professor Anthony Davis’ opera ‘The Central Park Five’ goes where Netflix doesn’t dare," 17 June 2019 But has all of the fights and all of those years taken away just a split second? — Los Angeles Times, "Manny Pacquiao’s fight against Keith Thurman could be the last time we see him in the ring," 19 July 2019 Humans can make a decision in that split second that is reflective of their personal code of ethics. — Beth Kowitt, Fortune, "Could a Morality Setting Be the Future of Autonomous Vehicles?," 17 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'split-second.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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split-second
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