ping
Example Sentences
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In Australia, Surfshark’s ping times ranged from 229 to 281 ms, while NordVPN’s latency was slightly lower, averaging 210 to 260 ms.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
Upload speeds were generally stable, though ping times increased significantly on distant servers — reaching over 500 ms in Australia — which could introduce noticeable lag during gaming or video calls.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
"Ross stayed awake one night listening to the 'ping ping ping' of the smaller stones coming down but the bigger ones - you really hear them thud," she said.
From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026
Play long enough, and the speed of the ping pong light ball increases, racing across the expanse until a player can’t keep up.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026
I could tell when Mike was missing high: the shots would ping off the stop sign.
From "Crash" by Jerry Spinelli
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
