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  1. split-secondnoun

    The nick of time; a brief moment.

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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. New Zealand Aleh:

    A lot of our sport is all about decision making made on the fly, you're presented with a set of circumstances and you have to make a split-second decision.

  2. Pearl Buck:

    Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.

  3. Kristen Dahl:

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

  4. Agent Ray Shaddick:

    If we had been a split second slower, he could have been hit in the head.

  5. Birmingham Police Chief Patrick Smith:

    It only takes a split second, we can no longer assume that everyone is a part of the village that is trying to raise the child.

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