SPLIT SECONDS Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

split seconds

noun

plural of split second

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 That direct link gives Wall Street a leg up over retail traders by delivering Truth Social posts split seconds faster than the public sees them. — David Goldman, CNN Money, 11 Aug. 2026 Rispoli seemed not totally aware of what happened in the split seconds before the start of the San Diego Handicap. — Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 In just split seconds, a speeding car going sideways comes to a crashing stop. — Madisen Keavy, CBS News, 18 June 2026 The brain must calculate angles in split seconds. — Alec Lewis, New York Times, 20 May 2026 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. — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

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Noun

Howard hit four 3-pointers as the Dream led 14-3 less than four minutes into the game.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026
Their felicitous four-handed rendition lasted just under six minutes.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of minutes

Noun

That may still be the case in the coming weeks, but the second episode of HBO’s Lanterns makes for a fairly solid (if simple and straightforward) follow-up with some wildly entertaining moments.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Shifting from summer’s swimwear, the brand’s new drop makes for statement-making moments with individual versatile pieces for the months ahead.

— Julia Teti, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of moments

Noun

Simpson was diagnosed with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy, a rare heart condition that can cause irregular heartbeats and sudden cardiac death in seemingly healthy individuals, per John Hopkins Medicine.

— Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026
Everything in the body runs in vibratory cycles from heartbeats to brainwaves to sleep-wake cycles.

— Ginny Whitelaw, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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