half a minute/second
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: a short while : a moment
Please wait (for) half a minute/second while I try to connect you.
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On the final practice of KU’s summer session, Self referenced one of the Spurs’ greatest contributions to basketball: the 0.5 rule, which requires a player to make a decision — shoot, pass or drive — in a half a second.
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The gap between Norris, who was first, and Alonso in third was half a second, with Piastri in the middle just 0.051 seconds behind his teammate.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The vehicle flew for about half a minute, and, as planned, did not break the sound barrier.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
Ware crashed into the tire barriers at 93 mph, but the caution flag was delayed by nearly half a minute.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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Cj Moore, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
The gap between Norris, who was first, and Alonso in third was half a second, with Piastri in the middle just 0.051 seconds behind his teammate.
—Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
The vehicle flew for about half a minute, and, as planned, did not break the sound barrier.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 14 May 2025
Ware crashed into the tire barriers at 93 mph, but the caution flag was delayed by nearly half a minute.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 July 2025
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“Half a minute/second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20minute%2Fsecond. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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