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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.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond
Noun
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And in this sport, every nanosecond makes a difference.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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The new prototype, still very far from being practical, took femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second) to charge and stored the energy for nanoseconds.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Timothy Tillman scored in the 86th minute, his first goal in more than two years, Thomas Hasal had five saves, and LAFC beat the Seattle Sounders 1-0 on Sunday night in the final MLS match before the 2026 World Cup break.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Score last-minute savings on a supportive wireless bra that’s so comfortable, shoppers can sleep in it.—
Isabel Garcia,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The person who finds the extra layer of life might broadcast it immediately but then might figure, Wait a second, why are all these people coming to me?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
25 May 2026
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Forty-one seconds later, Kelly pitchforked the puck out of his own end and into the neutral zone.—
Mark Lazerus,
New York Times,
25 May 2026
Noun
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The eye-catching color gives off instant vacation vibes, and looks great under a breezy white button-down or simply worn with the matching high-rise bottoms.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
20 May 2026
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The system is designed to stay plugged into the wall outlet and pass power through to your appliances under normal conditions, switching to battery the instant an outage is detected.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
19 May 2026
Noun
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Louise Temple gave birth to daughter Pandora Precious at 32 weeks old in March, after a prenatal scan revealed the child had no heartbeat, according to Kennedy News & Media.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
23 May 2026
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Deep within the heart’s right atrium lies the sinoatrial node, a tiny cluster of cells responsible for controlling the body’s heartbeat.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
23 May 2026
Noun
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As the human's shot saw the ball graze the top of the net and change trajectory, Ace readjusted in a split second, reacting in real time better than most humans could.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
3 May 2026
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The plane burst into a fireball within a split second.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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 27 May. 2026.
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