split second

Example Sentences

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These monumental changes arrived in a split second, and I’ve replayed the fall in my mind countless times.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

To be aware of, 'I'm on the ball here so this is what we trained' - but you have to think that in a split second.

From BBC • Sep. 13, 2025

He said in a split second, after spotting the Israeli missile, he reacted and somehow survived.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

It sounds different; it feels different, even if just for a split second.

From Salon • Apr. 29, 2025

I would see a young man who resembled him, and for a split second I would feel a surge of hope.

From "The Boy on the Wooden Box" by Leon Leyson