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
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!
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Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The project team led by researcher Chang Jun from CETC’s Southwest China Institute of Electronic Technology highlighted that hypersonic cooperative strike systems demand inter-platform time synchronization with accuracy better than 10 nanoseconds.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2026
The winners will measure their edge in nanoseconds and act before others can react.
—Ashok Reddy, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The project team led by researcher Chang Jun from CETC’s Southwest China Institute of Electronic Technology highlighted that hypersonic cooperative strike systems demand inter-platform time synchronization with accuracy better than 10 nanoseconds.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2025
The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanoseconds
Noun
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Just over two minutes into the second period, Ovechkin backhanded a rebound off Blues goalie Jordan Binnington for his milestone goal.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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After a few minutes Matty walked in and sat across from me.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The Wildcats, who trailed by six with 38 seconds to play in the half, went to the break down only 33-32.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Demin hit a 3-pointer with six seconds to go to tie it, and Banchero missed a 30-footer at the buzzer.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Digoxin Digoxin is used to treat heart failure and certain types of irregular heartbeats.—
Jessica Swirble,
Verywell Health,
5 Jan. 2026
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The new approach, called Pulse-Fi, uses an AI model to analyze heartbeats to estimate heart rate in real time from up to 10 feet away.—
Perri Thaler,
IEEE Spectrum,
21 Dec. 2025
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These might include articles, courses or micro-coaching moments, all designed to meet the employee's unique needs.—
Kelly Jones,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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New Yorkers have always risen to critical moments—demanding not perfection, but courage and connection.—
Sally Susman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Nanoseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanoseconds. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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