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 new prototype, still very far from being practical, took femtoseconds (quadrillionths of a second) to charge and stored the energy for nanoseconds.
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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
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
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
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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This almost too pretty to eat side dish that's made with a pound of rainbow carrots comes together in just 20 minutes.—
Jenna Sims,
Southern Living,
21 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks’ second unit coughed the ball up, Landry Shamet’s minutes got messy, and the slopiness Brown had spent the afternoon talking about gave the Hawks life.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Slafkovsky’s third goal of the game came with 19 seconds left in Montreal’s power play on a shot from the left circle.—
Eduardo Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
20 Apr. 2026
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Forty seconds into the second stanza, Wedgewood produced another nice save on a wrister by hard-charging Alex Laferriere.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
20 Apr. 2026
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The technology could save the lives of patients with irregular heartbeats.—
Daniel Wine,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2026
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Stress Some fitness trackers measure heart rate variability (HRV), which is the variation in the time intervals between heartbeats.—
Carrie Madormo,
Verywell Health,
10 Apr. 2026
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What happened in the next few moments told the story of his time in south London.—
Matt Woosnam,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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Other photos in the carousel showed Kourtney sunbathing in a black bikini, dinner dates, and sweet selfies, along with some special moments between her and little Rocky at Disneyland.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Nanoseconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanoseconds. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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