as in minutes
a very small space of time
a devastating accident can cause everything in your life to change in a split second
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Recent Examples of split seconds
When addressing the costly turnovers, like the fourth-quarter interception that put the Bills in position to seal the 31-21 win, Tagovailoa points out those decisions are made in split seconds.
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Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for split seconds
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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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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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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“Split seconds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/split%20seconds. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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