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Meanings of
split second
in English
Portuguese
segundo
Catalan
segon
Spanish
instante
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A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
instant
flash
wink
heartbeat
twinkling
jiffy
trice
New York minute
blink of an eye
Portuguese
segundo
Usage of
split second
in English
1
I sensed violence in the room a
split
second
before it erupted.
2
These are knife-edge
split
second
decisions made in moments of grave danger.
3
The
split
second
has been growing more and more important to us.
4
Her words hurt and they gave him a
split
second
of pause.
5
A
split
second
later the rest of the alien horde opened fire.
6
She had a
split
second
choice of whether to scream or act.
7
The boom followed a
split
second
later as the sound caught up.
8
I think in that
split
second
,
I realized I'd made a mistake.
9
They would need only a couple of inches and a
split
second
.
10
The
split
second
I took too long to jump from the window.
11
He heard bones crunch a
split
second
before DeChambre squealed in pain.
12
The boom of the.50 BMG sniper rifle arrived a
split
second
later.
13
He hesitated for a
split
second
,
then told himself not to think.
14
Dillon fired just a
split
second
before he was struck from behind.
15
All my remorse over firing Coolidge left me in a
split
second
.
16
For a
split
second
,
Artemis could have sworn his heart had stopped.
Other examples for "split second"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
This collocation consists of:
split
second
split
Verb
Adverb
Translations for
split second
Portuguese
segundo
instante
momento
Catalan
segon
pensament
tres i no res
instant
Spanish
instante
parpadeo
Split second
through the time
Split second
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Less common