as in minute
a very small space of time
a nanosecond was about all that it took her to accept his marriage proposal
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Recent Examples of nanosecond
The clocks are also capable of measuring in billionths of a second, or nanoseconds, which are synchronized globally to Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).
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James Powel, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
The family photographer basks in a few rare moments of adulation, which will evaporate in a nanosecond as soon as a camera appears.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
The former would trade places with the latter in a nanosecond, and the reverse isn’t remotely true.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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James Powel, Freep.com, 5 Aug. 2025
The improvement might seem minor—the new prototype can store energy for microseconds instead of nanoseconds.
—IEEE Spectrum, 23 July 2025
The family photographer basks in a few rare moments of adulation, which will evaporate in a nanosecond as soon as a camera appears.
—Inga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 July 2025
The former would trade places with the latter in a nanosecond, and the reverse isn’t remotely true.
—Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanosecond
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Copyleaf Wide-leg Yoga Pants Hurry to get 40 percent off a trending pair of Amazon yoga pants that have sold every 15 minutes for the past month.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
28 Oct. 2025
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The 18-year-old rookie also recorded two rebounds and two steals through 31 minutes of action.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a large bowl beat butter with a mixer on medium 30 seconds.—
Jenavieve Christensen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Another achievement in the bag The 40-second video shows the Oli humanoids standing opposite each other in a LimX laboratory on a square platform with a yellow strip acting as a separator line between them.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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Her work in film and television has an undeniable heartbeat.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
27 Oct. 2025
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From Principal Kafele, Rahh learned that culture is the heartbeat of a school.—
Hannah Nwoko,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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Other photos in the bunch included a mirror selfie with his hair pushed back courtesy of a headband, his Cloud23 hot sauce on store shelves, Animal-style fries from In-N-Out Burger (plus plenty of ketchup) and more of life’s special little moments.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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If the death of Cinna is a microcosm of the play, the other moment that reinforces the importance of due process in Julius Caesar is even more compressed, lasting a mere eight lines at the start of the fourth act.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Nanosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanosecond. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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