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

Every metre between two chips adds a nanosecond to the processing time, so the idea is to pack as many as possible closely together.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026
China is only six months behind—or four, or nine, or perhaps mere nanoseconds.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of nanosecond

Noun

The Tigers pulled to within a point with 23 seconds left in the game after Tre Nichols escaped a trio of would-be tacklers and lofted a 67-yard touchdown pass to Carter McElhany.

— Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
The senior receiver made a game-winning, one-handed catch on fourth-and-goal for the Eagles in the closing seconds — and much to the delight of senior quarterback Sean Ruisz.

— Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of second

Noun

Her debut novel The Mothers was a New York Times bestseller, and her second novel The Vanishing Half was an instant #1 New York Times bestseller.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Braise for 20 to 25 minutes, until the chicken is almost cooked through and tender (and registers 155° to 160°F on an instant-read thermometer, inserted away from the bone).

— Candy Hom, AJC.com, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of instant

Noun

With each heartbeat, the amount of blood flowing through the vessels in your wrist changes.

— Jason Kostrna, The Conversation, 21 Sep. 2026
After researching her options and speaking with her doctors, Hills eventually underwent a surgical procedure to treat her irregular heartbeat.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of heartbeat

Noun

For a criminal or a terrorist sympathizer, a high transaction fee is a small price to pay to turn cash into anonymous digital currency to be sent worldwide in a split second.

— Mike Ryan, Sun Sentinel, 24 Sep. 2026
Clutching an aerial hoop on a Johannesburg circus stage, a young performer pauses for a split second before launching into the air and gliding, drawing cheers from the crowd below.

— ABC News, ABC News, 18 Sep. 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