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split second

n.

An instant; a flash.

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[Short for split second hands, a stopwatch with two second hands, one beneath the other, one of which may be stopped independently of the other.]

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split second

n

an extremely small period of time; instant

adj split-second (prenominal)

1. made or arrived at in an infinitely short time a split-second decision

2. depending upon minute precision split-second timing

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

split second - a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" instant, jiffy, New York minute, trice, twinkling, wink, blink of an eye, heartbeat, flash mo, moment, second, minute, bit - an indefinitely short time; "wait just a moment"; "in a mo"; "it only takes a minute"; "in just a bit"

Translations

split second n → frazione f di secondo