split-second
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split-second
- /ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)nd/ UK
- /ˌsplɪtˈsɛkənd/ US
Rhymes with -ɛkənd
Where it comes from
From split (adjective) + second (noun), from split second(s) hands: see sense 1.
noun split-seconds · split second
- A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.
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A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
It's very dangerous, though, when a man thinks for a split second that he understands death.
Similar: bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot
Translations
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noun fraction of a second; very short time period
| 日本語 | 刹那 |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 剎那 /刹那 chànà, chànuó, shànà, 一剎那 /一刹那 yīchànà, yīchànuó, yīshànà, 一瞬間 /一瞬间 yīshùnjiān |
| Français | fraction de seconde |
| Deutsch | Sekundenbruchteil |
| Italiano | frazione di secondo |
| Tiếng Việt | chớp mắt, nháy mắt, sát na, tích tắc, tức khắc |
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