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
Only when device size and power consumption drop and efficiencies rise will omega-loop inductance impose the speed limit, which is possibly as low as 1 nanosecond.
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Fast laser pulses can initiate magnetic states in picoseconds, but these also decay in nanoseconds at most, which is too quick to currently be useful.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Shankar aids Suryah’s histrionics by refusing to keep the camera still for even a nanosecond.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
A thing my friend Daniil (Kvyat) can do in a nanosecond.
—Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2025
Fast laser pulses can initiate magnetic states in picoseconds, but these also decay in nanoseconds at most, which is too quick to currently be useful.
—IEEE Spectrum, 5 Feb. 2025
Shankar aids Suryah’s histrionics by refusing to keep the camera still for even a nanosecond.
—Anupama Chopra, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2025
A thing my friend Daniil (Kvyat) can do in a nanosecond.
—Roberto Baldwin, Ars Technica, 22 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanosecond
Noun
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The defense's case to spare Mahdi's life before a judge lasted only about 30 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
11 Apr. 2025
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What’s the statistic there, the average ER physician has to see a patient every three to four minutes?—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Brunson and Payne combined to score 17 points — nine for Payne and eight for Brunson — in just 3 minutes, 57 seconds.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
20 Apr. 2025
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His legs shook, seconds after his repeat win of the 13.1-mile race held every April.—
Carolyn Komatsoulis,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Apr. 2025
Noun
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There’s a foot-stomping grin of a heartbeat to John’s piano riffs, too, content but happy.—
Shana Naomi Krochmal,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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The miniature pacemaker is composed of two electrodes that, when in contact with the body’s fluids, form a type of battery called a galvanic cell, which converts chemical energy into electrical energy used to stimulate the heartbeat.—
Margherita Bassi,
Smithsonian Magazine,
4 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Erceg was down for a few moments before being helped to the dugout.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
19 Apr. 2025
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As funny as the film is, there are also some incredibly intimate moments.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Nanosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanosecond. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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