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Split-second

//ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)nd// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson. attributive
  2. 2
    A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.

    "It's very dangerous, though, when a man thinks for a split second that he understands death."

Etymology

From split (adjective) + second (noun), from split second(s) hands: see sense 1.

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