split secondnoun [ S ]
uk/ˌsplɪt ˈsek.ənd/us/ˌsplɪt ˈsek.ənd/a very short moment of time:
They brought out guns and for a split second nobody moved.
We had to make a split-second (= very quick) decision.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Short in time
- awhile
- be short notice idiom
- bit
- blitz
- brevity
- brief
- ephemeral
- evanescent
- fit
- flutter
- minute 1
- mo
- moment
- momentarily
- momentary
- msec
- quick
- shortish
- twinkling
- wee hours
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