How to Use split-second in a Sentence

split-second

1 of 2 adjective

• The man then made the split-second decision to climb off the ride.
  — Escher Walcott, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
• Springsteen gives it a split-second thought and laughs.
  — Nancy Kruh, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
• That’s a record price for the split-second chronograph, of which only 12 were made.
  — Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 23 Apr. 2024
• Both wheels on one side are off within a split-second of the car stopping.
  — Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 June 2024
• The dynamism of air combat, where split-second gut checks translate to kill or be killed.
  — Colin Demarest, Axios, 2 Apr. 2025
• His wire-to-wire tenacity made Benet squirm until the final split-second had ticked off the clock.
  — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2025
• The split-second moment comes as the officers, guns drawn, dart up a flight of stairs amid a frantic search for the suspect and the victims.
  — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 22 Dec. 2023
• At the concert on Thursday, cameras captured the split-second moment where the Prince of Wales guided his wife to their seats in the front row of a box at the show.
  — Janine Henni, People.com, 9 May 2025
• The flash from a strike would arrive before the sound, a terrifying split-second.
  — Hannah Allam, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2023
• That means the batter can swing faster and make quicker split-second adjustments as the ball screams toward them.
  — Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2025
• In the footage shown over and over on TV, a curtain of water mercifully blocked the fatal split-second from the camera’s view.
  — Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• Waukegan’s Carter Newsome had only a split-second to react.
  — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 6 Mar. 2025
• Users are often left to make split-second decisions on whether to trust a message based on tone and timing alone.
  — Tony Bradley, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
• But a split-second act of violence in the California desert derails their plans and sets them on a crash course with tragedy.
  — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2023
• The defense in such cases, meanwhile, are known to emphasize the split-second nature at which the events unfold.
  — Alex Mann, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2023
• The lens snaps from near to distant subjects without hesitation on the a7R IV and takes just a split-second to go from a far-off subject to a close one.
  — PCMAG, 6 June 2024
• Within a split-second, Kelce was behind the Houston secondary, too.
  — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2025
• Bogaerts made a throw to second base that probably should have gone to first and was just a split-second late regardless.
  — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2025
• Quick, split-second decisions helped along by informed research and planning, and an eye for what will pop.
  — Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Aug. 2024
• But Williams dumped the ball off to Brandon Clarke under the rim, and Robinson, recovering once again, arrived a split-second late.
  — Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Mar. 2025
• But then, out of nowhere, an arm and a hand appeared, skiing above the others, grabbed the ball at its apex in midair, controlled it with a giant palm and fingers, and slammed it home all in a split-second.
  — Marlowe Alter, Detroit Free Press, 2 Apr. 2023
• But as this one drew closer and a decision drew near, for a split-second the USC sophomore hesitated.
  — Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2024
• When a frustrated Ford throws to a commercial break in the middle of the bit, leaving four minutes to go, Midge makes a split-second decision.
  — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 26 May 2023
• For a split-second, exactly one of my neurons raises a question: Should Kate go on Survivor?
  — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2024
• While now reflects on the the split-second decision to jump into action, switching to a hero-protector mode.
  — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 10 Jan. 2025
• The pediatric dentist must use his or her unique expertise to make split-second decisions when a six-year-old child is squirming in the chair.
  — Chris Westfall, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
• The threat of ballistic missiles requires split-second decisions on the part of Cmdr.
  — Rich Schapiro, NBC News, 7 Feb. 2024
• The findings were described in a [Related: Bee brains could teach robots to make split-second decisions.
  — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 25 Sep. 2023
• And that means: When the world hangs by a thread, necessity will always be the mother of split-second espionage invention.
  — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 14 May 2025
• Everyone on my crew is using it to stay sharp, because every split-second in racing matters.
  — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025

split second

2 of 2 noun

• In a split second, it was all over.
• In that split second—from out of nowhere—a car ran the red light at 80 mph.
  — Spencer McFadden Hoge and Cynthia McFadden, Town & Country, 25 Oct. 2020
• In a split second, holes were coming through the walls.
  — Guillermo Contreras, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Oct. 2021
• But has all of the fights and all of those years taken away just a split second?
  — Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2019
• Rapid-fire, the tongue can be deployed in a split second.
  — Shane Black, National Geographic, 8 June 2018
• The kick looked good for a split second but then veered hard to the right and outside the uprights.
  — David Brandt, ajc, 9 Oct. 2022
• In just that split second, the show had already moved on.
  — Mark Gray, PEOPLE.com, 16 May 2022
• But for Sayali Apte, 23 is the age that life changed in a split second.
  — Carrie Kerpen, Forbes, 25 May 2021
• The robber froze for a split second and watched Bartek hit the pavement.
  — Cory Shaffer, cleveland, 26 July 2022
• It’s one of those things that can happen in a split second.
  — Hannah Dylan Pasternak, SELF, 27 Oct. 2020
• When the man turns for a split second, Gallagher fires two rounds.
  — David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 July 2022
• For a split second, time seemed to freeze, as neither team turned to head back down the court.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Jan. 2022
• Lopes came off the bag for a split second, giving Marte time to tag him out.
  — Nick Piecoro, The Arizona Republic, 4 Mar. 2023
• And for me, for a split second tonight, life felt normal. ...
  — USA Today, 25 Sep. 2020
• Just to know in the matter of split seconds, things happen.
  — Brian Wacker, Baltimore Sun, 27 July 2023
• Both Apple Maps and Google Maps found it in a split second.
  — Eric A. Taub, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
• Gimenez made a split second turn and throw to get Schneider at first and end the inning.
  — Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 10 Aug. 2023
• Squeeze your biceps at the top for a split second, then lower the weight back down.
  — Jeff Tomko, Men's Health, 2 Feb. 2023
• His shot goes right to Navas, who spills it for a split second, but collects.
  — Matthew Futterman and Victor Mather, New York Times, 23 June 2018
• For a split second the play looks like a kickoff return.
  — Andy Staples, SI.com, 24 Oct. 2017
• These men…are wearing masks, and Archie saw the shooter for a split second.
  — Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 11 Oct. 2017
• The key to surviving a tour is to be able to see where anything lives in a split second.
  — Eve Barlow, GQ, 25 June 2018
• To start, the puppy only needs to focus on you for a split second.
  — Jennifer Williams, Fox News, 11 May 2018
• For a split second, or maybe a couple of seconds, or maybe a minute, or five.
  — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 6 Feb. 2025
• Most runners might have called it a day, and Hassan said the thought crossed her mind for a split second.
  — Eddie Pells, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Aug. 2021
• My dream was taken away from me, and in a split second, Simon just gave that dream back to me.
  — Joelle Goldstein, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
• But in a split second, a scuffle broke out and a few people made off with all the rations.
  — Carlos Mureithi, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 June 2023
• There was a split second of silence, and then, sheer bedlam.
  — Eric He, The Mercury News, 5 July 2019
• Hayes opted to hold onto the puck for a split second instead of giving the puck to Crosby.
  — Josh Yohe, The Athletic, 19 Mar. 2025
• In less than a split second, he was presented with a stunning profile.
  — Jason Richmond, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025