microsecond

Example Sentences

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Then, he recalled, "they would play the points" in endless takes -- with or without the ball -- repeating choreography timed "down to the microsecond".

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

They’re executing millions of trades on microsecond timescales using signals derived from petabytes of data.

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

The problem is that you have to stay still until the calculation is good enough - not just a microsecond, but for several minutes.

From Science Daily • Oct. 9, 2025

Fin Smith delayed his pass a crucial microsecond to allow Elliot Daly, gleaming in his fresh white shirt having only left the bench three minutes earlier, to slice through on a delicious wrap-around line.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025

He remains steady, his eyes faltering for only a microsecond.

From "The Adoration of Jenna Fox" by Mary E. Pearson