split second

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Boone sprinted onto the piano and launched into the air above May, and in a split second, it was over.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

In that split second, it became so clear to me what I had to do—not only to go to Washington, but I had to pick myself off the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 12, 2025

In a split second, Claire picks up, gets in her car, and heads for the highway, leaving her family in the dust.

From Salon • Dec. 3, 2025

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

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2025

For a split second, I think he’s telling the truth, that our recipe is so bad, it could kill someone.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan