MICROSECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microseconds

noun

plural of microsecond

as in nanoseconds

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Noun

China is only six months behind—or four, or nine, or perhaps mere nanoseconds.

— Chang Che, New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2026
Instead, the past week has been spent relitigating the final nanoseconds of the Wolverines’ 13-12 victory against Western Michigan.

— Austin Meek, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of nanoseconds

Noun

Still, the episode might’ve been better at a cable or streaming length, with 15-20 more minutes to play with.

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
Drummond flirted with a preseason triple-double and posted eight points, nine rebounds, four assists and two steals in 20 minutes.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

These days, the shows are bigger and the tickets sell out in instants, filling theaters around the country with concertgoers whose response to Geese’s music can best be described as rabid ecstasy.

— Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent instants, according to the company, will be saved in an archive that's private and only accessible to the user who takes it.

— Kelly McCarthy, ABC News, 13 May 2026

Definition of instants

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Gabe wears a bracelet containing some of her final heartbeats and her fingerprint.

— Ashley Sharp, CBS News, 7 Oct. 2026
Others include Rafael Lozano-Hemmer’s light and sound installation Pulse Topology (2021), installed in 2023, in which visitors’ heartbeats inform the pulse of lights hanging overhead.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of heartbeats

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