NANOSECOND Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

nanosecond

noun

ˈna-nə-ˌse-kənd

Definition of nanosecond

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 To realize the technological ambitions of over-the-air computation, nanosecond timing and exquisite RF signal design will be crucial. — Ana I. Pérez-Neira, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Apr. 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, 4 Apr. 2026 Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds. — Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026 To support uses like algorithmic trading, where nanoseconds count, cloud companies needed a way to transport data with as little latency (or delay) as possible. — Joel Khalili, Wired News, 2 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for nanosecond

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Noun

The flight, which was originally slated for last week but was delayed, ended after an hour and five minutes.

— Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 25 July 2026
But Linda Ullmark’s last-minute goal turned a potential scoreless draw into a frustrating loss at Shell Energy Stadium.

— Staff report, Mercury News, 25 July 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

Now, each artist has to read a prompt, sketch it, and surrender the sketch to Kaylin, who has 10 seconds to describe it to the performer, via what seems like a terrible, hard-to-hear phone connection.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 July 2026
Doing any of those things in 15 seconds where classical computing takes an hour is huge, mostly because many of these optimization problems are constantly changing minute by minute.

— John Koetsier, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

Definition of second

Noun

The influencer, who announced the loss of her baby girl on Friday, June 12, got a drawing of her daughter’s heartbeat tattooed on the inside of her arm.

— Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 22 July 2026
Because a heartbeat, something of the soul transmitted from one human to another, is still the one thing the machines can't produce.

— Sara Connell, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

Definition of heartbeat

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