MICROSECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microseconds

noun

plural of microsecond

as in nanoseconds

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Noun

The criticism died down only after shaving off nanoseconds became widespread, making the strategy less profitable.

— Gary Sernovitz, New Yorker, 15 June 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

Definition of nanoseconds

Noun

As the final seconds ticked down on Spain’s 1-0 extra-time win over a valiant Argentina and the referee blew his whistle, one could be forgiven for their mind once again slipping to memories of La Roja’s maiden World Cup victory.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Fox stayed with the shot of Trump for just a few seconds before cutting to an aerial shot during which the boos can still be heard.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 19 July 2026

Definition of seconds

Noun

Johannes scored all 12 of her points in the first quarter and played 18 minutes.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 19 July 2026
Excluding the journey to Qatar, the flight that took the longest lasted 344 minutes and went from Miami to Seattle, where Infantino attended the Belgium-Egypt match on June 15.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

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
Elle has become a collector of sounds, wandering the city with a pocket recorder in hand, creating what are, in effect, sonic images of instants stretched out into time.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2026

Definition of instants

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In response to safety concerns, several medications have been removed from the list eligible for refills, including a drug for irregular heartbeats.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 July 2026
As a data point, heart rate variability is the measurement of how much the time between your heartbeats may slightly fluctuate.

— Jacqueline Howard, CNN Money, 5 July 2026

Definition of heartbeats

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