MICROSECOND Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microsecond

noun

Definition of microsecond

as in nanosecond

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Recent Examples of microsecond According to the company, Beam will deliver fiber-competitive speeds of up to 25 gigabits per second with low, 50-microsecond latency. — Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026 In 2010, Zurek and his collaborator Jess Riedel calculated that within a microsecond, photons from the sun will imprint the location of a grain of dust about 10 million times. — Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026 But this seething primordial soup—the stuff of future galaxies, stars, planets and people—only lasted a few microseconds. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026 The winner is the person who can hold on to this trajectory the longest, ideally cashing out in the microsecond before the randomized formula shoots the line perilously downward. — Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for microsecond

Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond

Noun

This leaves a window only two instructions wide, typically lasting tens of nanoseconds.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 28 Aug. 2026
Such as approach had its own speed limits – at the slowest, nanoseconds (billionths) and at the fastest, picoseconds (trillionths).

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of nanosecond

Noun

The idea that these two would have a five-minute-or-less breakup conversation, then plop down on the couch and happily embark on an acid trip together, strains credulity a little, even for this bizarre, codependent friend group.

— Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
Finally, after about four minutes of confusion, Marine One and the tower make contact.

— Pete Muntean, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

On a recent trip, that habit changed my golf game in an instant.

— Scott Kramer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The gloves deliver can an electrical shock strong enough to drop a strong man to his knees in an instant, and proponents say the gloves provide a fast and non-lethal way to subdue a person.

— Christopher Buchanan, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of instant

Noun

The baby was born with a heartbeat but was not breathing, the couple told the Atlantic, and did not survive.

— Brenda Goodman, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2026
Davis, his wife and kids painted the picture of a family that had deep, meaningful connections to the heartbeat of this burgeoning southern metropolis in NASCAR country that, like so many cities, places its sports stars on a pedestal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of heartbeat

Noun

In the days leading up to Saturday’s game against the Saints, Bennett and Simpson split second-team reps during the teams’ joint practice.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Rodriguez turning his brain off for a split second in a game that was long, long over is somewhat forgivable.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of split second

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
At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022