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单词 split second
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Definition of split second in English:

split second

noun
  • A very brief moment of time.

    for a split second, I hesitated
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Then, in the split second following the blast, she thought the fishing boat's diesel engine had blown up.
    • Chambers, 24, was grabbing for his left leg within split seconds of Lewis-Francis.
    • Chan could make the coins on a Vegas table disappear in a split second or change the time on a watch with only a quick touch.
    • After running faster that I ever had to in my life, I made it mere split seconds before the exam was due to start.
    • Anastasius' eyes flashed for a split second and one dark eyebrow rose slightly.
    • Finn watched her for a moment, their eyes together for a split second before he shifted his gaze to some other place.
    • I thought all this stuff in my head in a couple of split seconds, finally snapping out of my trance.
    • Then there is one of those split seconds during which three things happen.
    • In a split second, Ricardo has a hairy moment, and Karagounis gets a yellow card.
    • Harmless spirits will also occasionally pop up for split seconds, and snapping images of those also add to your score.
    • Kassa kicked him in the shins and for a split second anger flashed through his eyes violently.
    • Hewitt's gentle nature was then revealed in the split second afterwards.
    • They hadn't proven the case of intentional murder, but rather a case of a horrible accident, a horrible mistake that happened in seven split seconds that none of us would ever want to live through either way.
    • With only split seconds to spare, you can make a single move.
    • You might even have heart palpitations in those few split seconds, because this was the last thing you were expecting to occur straight outside the outpatients section of a hospital's maternity wing.
    • ‘With children, in a few split seconds, anything can happen,’ he told members.
    • He's just a split second away, and once that has happened he will score a lot.
    • All this was happening in split seconds, but I realised what he was up to.
    • And there are Pumpkins' shadows that obscure moments of this record and split seconds when you forget this isn't the newie from Sparklehorse.
    • For those split seconds it felt like someone else was controlling me.
    Synonyms
    short time, little while, bit, moment, minute, second, trice, twinkling, twinkling of an eye, flash, no time, less than no time, no time at all
adjective
  • Very rapid or accurate.

    split-second timing is crucial
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sometimes you are going to make an error as you have to make split-second decisions, but people are understanding the right and wrong time to get a play on.
    • Even though they're split-second, the trainspotter/ex-DJ in me recognises nearly half of them.
    • I couldn't say if it was hard or easy; but it certainly was fun, making split-second decisions.
    • This aims to avoid drivers making split-second decisions while pursuing criminals at up to 70 mph in urban areas.
    • But does any A-list talent actually commit to anything more than a split-second cameo?
    • Muse on vital need for split-second timing but also metronomic rhythm when playing farce.
    • PC Foster said he believed that Mr Lee's lack of riding experience caused him to make a split-second decision to overtake on a bend.
    • This routine demands perfect choreography and split-second timing, particularly from the getaway driver.
    • It was a Thanksgiving appearance that was a masterpiece of complex planning and split-second timing.
    • A mother relived a split-second disaster which wiped out her young family three weeks before Christmas.
    • The legal team is currently based in another building, so cannot make a split-second judgment when new footage arrives just before airtime.
    • At this speed it would take only an instant, a tiny split-second shift, for things to go badly wrong.
    • His comic timing is polished up to split-second accuracy for the role of Elliot Richards, the hapless computer nerd that nobody wants to hang out with.
    • By introducing a half-life to the split-second glance, Matt is opening up an uncanny world of absence as well as a new protocol for presence.
    • He was very shocked - not really understanding the split second decisions that got him out of there alive.
    • What stalled him was a split-second act that was his last.
    • But it was a split-second shove that was to wreck two young lives and cause unbearable misery for their families and loved ones.
    • Another western person can be read instantly - a split-second check-out.
    • During the hectic split-second timing of a campaign, this is a man who took time out to sit beside an old friend who was dying of cancer.
    • It was a split-second decision to use force, he said.
 
 

Definition of split second in US English:

split second

nounsplɪt səˈkɑnd
  • A very brief moment of time.

    for a split second, I hesitated
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Finn watched her for a moment, their eyes together for a split second before he shifted his gaze to some other place.
    • They hadn't proven the case of intentional murder, but rather a case of a horrible accident, a horrible mistake that happened in seven split seconds that none of us would ever want to live through either way.
    • Chambers, 24, was grabbing for his left leg within split seconds of Lewis-Francis.
    • With only split seconds to spare, you can make a single move.
    • For those split seconds it felt like someone else was controlling me.
    • Kassa kicked him in the shins and for a split second anger flashed through his eyes violently.
    • All this was happening in split seconds, but I realised what he was up to.
    • After running faster that I ever had to in my life, I made it mere split seconds before the exam was due to start.
    • Chan could make the coins on a Vegas table disappear in a split second or change the time on a watch with only a quick touch.
    • Harmless spirits will also occasionally pop up for split seconds, and snapping images of those also add to your score.
    • And there are Pumpkins' shadows that obscure moments of this record and split seconds when you forget this isn't the newie from Sparklehorse.
    • Then, in the split second following the blast, she thought the fishing boat's diesel engine had blown up.
    • ‘With children, in a few split seconds, anything can happen,’ he told members.
    • You might even have heart palpitations in those few split seconds, because this was the last thing you were expecting to occur straight outside the outpatients section of a hospital's maternity wing.
    • Anastasius' eyes flashed for a split second and one dark eyebrow rose slightly.
    • I thought all this stuff in my head in a couple of split seconds, finally snapping out of my trance.
    • Then there is one of those split seconds during which three things happen.
    • In a split second, Ricardo has a hairy moment, and Karagounis gets a yellow card.
    • He's just a split second away, and once that has happened he will score a lot.
    • Hewitt's gentle nature was then revealed in the split second afterwards.
    Synonyms
    short time, little while, bit, moment, minute, second, trice, twinkling, twinkling of an eye, flash, no time, less than no time, no time at all
adjectivesplɪt səˈkɑnd
  • Very rapid or accurate.

    split-second timing is crucial
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Even though they're split-second, the trainspotter/ex-DJ in me recognises nearly half of them.
    • It was a split-second decision to use force, he said.
    • Muse on vital need for split-second timing but also metronomic rhythm when playing farce.
    • By introducing a half-life to the split-second glance, Matt is opening up an uncanny world of absence as well as a new protocol for presence.
    • His comic timing is polished up to split-second accuracy for the role of Elliot Richards, the hapless computer nerd that nobody wants to hang out with.
    • At this speed it would take only an instant, a tiny split-second shift, for things to go badly wrong.
    • The legal team is currently based in another building, so cannot make a split-second judgment when new footage arrives just before airtime.
    • He was very shocked - not really understanding the split second decisions that got him out of there alive.
    • Sometimes you are going to make an error as you have to make split-second decisions, but people are understanding the right and wrong time to get a play on.
    • A mother relived a split-second disaster which wiped out her young family three weeks before Christmas.
    • PC Foster said he believed that Mr Lee's lack of riding experience caused him to make a split-second decision to overtake on a bend.
    • This aims to avoid drivers making split-second decisions while pursuing criminals at up to 70 mph in urban areas.
    • What stalled him was a split-second act that was his last.
    • During the hectic split-second timing of a campaign, this is a man who took time out to sit beside an old friend who was dying of cancer.
    • But does any A-list talent actually commit to anything more than a split-second cameo?
    • This routine demands perfect choreography and split-second timing, particularly from the getaway driver.
    • It was a Thanksgiving appearance that was a masterpiece of complex planning and split-second timing.
    • I couldn't say if it was hard or easy; but it certainly was fun, making split-second decisions.
    • Another western person can be read instantly - a split-second check-out.
    • But it was a split-second shove that was to wreck two young lives and cause unbearable misery for their families and loved ones.
 
 
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