microsecond

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Recent Examples of microsecond When the outage started on Wednesday, some of NIST’s on-campus time distribution systems lapsed before the backup generator kicked in, causing a four-microsecond delay to the atomic clock, Jacobson said. Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 21 Dec. 2025 For example, 5G needs to be accurate to within a tenth of a microsecond. Keith Cooper, Space.com, 2 Dec. 2025 And if a hundred fish come out of the water, the AI snaps pictures of that hundred fish, identifies those fish, and puts that into the package in a microsecond. Dan Morrison, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025 As Traders Magazine notes, even a 200-microsecond delay—caused simply by the physical distance between venues—can determine who executes first and who suffers slippage and adverse selection in fast-moving markets. Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for microsecond
Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
Noun
  • These emitters showed stable optical performance, including nanosecond lifetimes and minimal signal fluctuation.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 20 Mar. 2026
  • Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Seven stacks of tiny paper cups were arranged to the left, next to packets of Nescafé, pouches of two-minute noodles, and a double gas burner connected to the cylinder—the main tool of his trade.
    Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • The dinky port town of Antiparos, with a strip of cute shops, cafes, and unpretentious restaurants, is a ten-minute drive.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Johnson returned to the fund for a clean second, before things went sideways again in the third, starting with a Nico Hoerner homer.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson responded in the second by matching Miles’ production with back-to-back 3s to put the Gamecocks ahead 33-26.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But Demidov made a quick turn down the boards before, in an instant, leaning hard into his edges once more toward the blue line, leaving Jensen moving in the wrong direction.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 30 Mar. 2026
  • And then, in an instant, the 2025 Angels returned.
    Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Such hair-thin probes can measure heartbeat, oxygen saturation and temperature in real time.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Catheterization is used to look for structural issues that could cause conditions like clogged arteries, irregular heartbeat and pulmonary hypertension.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The ten seconds that led to the Braylon Mullins’ miracle shot were a series of reflex plays, reactions, the ultimate in instincts taking over, living in the split second, rather than in the moment.
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 30 Mar. 2026
  • In that split second Mara peeled to his right, curling around Avila for the easy lay in.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.
    Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
  • In a trice, he’s done one, two, eight, and 10.
    James Vincent, The Verge, 16 Jan. 2023

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“Microsecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/microsecond. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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