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
  • And in this sport, every nanosecond makes a difference.
    Lindsay Schnell, New York Times, 15 May 2026
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Transfer to the middle rack of the oven and roast until the skin is golden and beginning to crisp and an instant-read thermometer registers 165 degrees when inserted in the thickest part closest to the bone, about 30 minutes.
    Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 26 May 2026
  • Give your jeans or shorts an instant upgrade by swapping out your regular belt for a chic silk scarf.
    Daisy Maldonado, InStyle, 23 May 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
  • The brain must calculate angles in split seconds.
    Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 May 2026
  • 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
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 30 May. 2026.

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