half a second
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Leerdam had earlier set down a time of 37.15sec but Kok powered through the line in her skate against the American Erin Jackson to go more than half a second faster.
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
Paris, the veteran on the podium at 36, was half a second slower than Von Allmen as he pipped Swiss great and runaway World Cup leader Marco Odermatt to the bronze medal.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
The third ditched butter entirely in favor of buttermilk, and suddenly, the texture was perfect: tender with the kind of bite that lingers for half a second before melting on your tongue.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025
Nuguse had cut nearly half a second off the indoor mile world record, a mark that had stood unchallenged for six years.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025
In half a second, I held a shimmering bronze sword with a double-edged blade, a leather-wrapped grip, and a flat hilt riveted with gold studs.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
