as in minute
a very small space of time
a nanosecond was about all that it took her to accept his marriage proposal
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Recent Examples of nanosecond
The clocks are also capable of measuring in billionths of a second, or nanoseconds, which are synchronized globally to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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James Powel, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
The family photographer basks in a few rare moments of adulation, which will evaporate in a nanosecond as soon as a camera appears.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
The former would trade places with the latter in a nanosecond, and the reverse isn’t remotely true.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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James Powel, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
The family photographer basks in a few rare moments of adulation, which will evaporate in a nanosecond as soon as a camera appears.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
The former would trade places with the latter in a nanosecond, and the reverse isn’t remotely true.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanosecond
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Yet there was Priester, about 30 minutes before the first pitch, warming up in center field, in full view of the Cubs and everyone else at American Family Field.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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There was a four-minute highlight video looking back at the season.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
7 Oct. 2025
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Traditional models rely on cesium atoms ticking more than 10 billion times per second.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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The second is that these are high-trust cultures that give employees a high level of autonomy.—
Adam Gale,
Fortune,
9 Oct. 2025
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The team is inspired by its heartbeat.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Magnesium helps regulate blood pressure, maintain a steady heartbeat, and keep blood vessels functioning properly.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
6 Oct. 2025
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While it's become common practice for Congress to avert a shutdown at the last possible moment, that outcome appears increasingly unlikely.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
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That moment remains one of the most iconic and widely remembered free-agent decisions in league history.—
Cole Sullivan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Nanosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanosecond. Accessed 13 Oct. 2025.
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