as in minutes
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 nanoseconds
Atom Power’s digital breaker eliminates this risk, by cutting the power in nanoseconds or microseconds.
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
These shifting patterns subtly alter when the pulses arrive, introducing timing delays on the order of tens of nanoseconds, the statement says.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The kids got bored with it in nanoseconds, but word got out in the blue jay community that a peanut paradise had sprung up in our yard and to come on over!
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
After running for 8 hours, the clock deviated only by 102 nanoseconds, approaching the standard of atomic clocks while both requiring less physical space and less power to run.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Charlotte Observer, 11 Mar. 2026
Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
These shifting patterns subtly alter when the pulses arrive, introducing timing delays on the order of tens of nanoseconds, the statement says.
—Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2026
The kids got bored with it in nanoseconds, but word got out in the blue jay community that a peanut paradise had sprung up in our yard and to come on over!
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
After running for 8 hours, the clock deviated only by 102 nanoseconds, approaching the standard of atomic clocks while both requiring less physical space and less power to run.
—Perri Thaler, IEEE Spectrum, 17 Dec. 2025
The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanoseconds
Noun
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Jalen Smith, who was listed as questionable after missing the Bulls' last game with an ankle injury, tied his season high in points and finished with six rebounds and two blocks off the bench despite being limited to 26 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Roughly 20 minutes later, the controller appeared to blame himself.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Hughes -- who also had two assists -- added his 22nd goal of the season into an empty net with 31 seconds left.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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The Jackets took another penalty with 41 seconds left and the B’s tied it with 11 seconds left in regulation.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Extremely high doses can lead to irregular heartbeats or even cause the heart to stop altogether, according to Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.—
Theara Coleman,
TheWeek,
23 Mar. 2026
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Find your pulse and count 20 heartbeats.—
Vicki Glembocki,
Parents,
1 Mar. 2026
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Defense Minister Pedro Sanchez said the aircraft, a Lockheed Martin Hercules C-130, went down moments after taking off from Puerto Leguizamo, near the Peru border.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Mar. 2026
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The End is the final chapter of that journey — a definitive send-off to a format that helped launch careers, produced countless iconic comedy moments, and proved that audiences hunger for authentic, unscripted storytelling.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Nanoseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanoseconds. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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