millisecond
Example Sentences
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The first failure this month was attributed to a previously undetected software flaw, which had an impact due to a very specific set of circumstances combining in a millisecond.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2026
Starr: I’ll speed it up or slow it down but only by a millisecond.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2026
"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 2026
“As a user,” Krug argues, “I should never have to devote a millisecond of thought to whether things are clickable—or not.”
From Slate ● Apr. 4, 2026
Razi thought he saw Zheng hesitate for a millisecond before he answered.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
