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split second

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minutenoun

    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"

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  1. split second

    A split second refers to a very brief and small amount of time, typically a fraction of a second. The term is often used to indicate a moment when a quick response or decision is necessary.

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  1. Split Second

    Split Second is an American television game show which originally aired on ABC from March 20, 1972, to June 27, 1975. The show returned in December 15, 1986 on syndication and ran until September 11, 1987. The show was produced by Stefan Hatos-Monty Hall Productions, and was distributed by Viacom Enterprises in its syndicated season. Tom Kennedy was the host for the original ABC version, with Jack Clark serving as announcer. When the show returned in syndication in 1986, production moved to Toronto and producer and joint creator Monty Hall became the host, with Sandy Hoyt as announcer.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of split second in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of split second in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of split second in a Sentence

  1. Erin Cleary:

    I see music as the augmentation of a split second of time.

  2. Kristen Dahl:

    Its actually hard to describe how a lionfish eats because they do it in a split second.

  3. Gift Gugu Mona:

    In a split-second, God can do what men failed to do in centuries.

  4. Interim Police Chief Amelia Huffman:

    The still shot shows the image of the firearm in the subject’s hands, at the best possible moment when the lighting was fully on him. That’s the moment when the officer had to make a split-second decision to assess the circumstances and to determine whether he felt like there was an articulable threat, that the threat was of imminent harm, great bodily harm or death, and that he needed to take action right then to protect himself and his partners.

  5. Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood:

    Deputies did everything they could to deescalate, and they almost lost their lives to a 12-year-old and a 14-year-old, this went on for hours. This wasn't a split second, we exchange gunfire. We were out here from 7:30 until about 9 p.m. until we returned fire.


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