sec

NOUN

instant

Synonyms

STRONG

breath crack flash jiffy juncture minute occasion point second shake tick time trice twinkling while wink

WEAK

bat of the eye nothing flat short while split second

NOUN

minute

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moment second short time

STRONG

MO breath crack flash instant jiffy min shake twinkling

WEAK

bat of an eye nothing flat sixtieth of hour sixty seconds split second

NOUN

moment

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bit date flash hour juncture minute occasion point stage time

STRONG

breathing crack instant jiffy second shake tick trice twinkle twinkling while wink

WEAK

jiff no time nothing flat point in time split second three winks

Antonyms

STRONGEST

whole

WEAK

triviality unimportance

NOUN

second

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moment

STRONG

flash instant jiffy shake twinkling wink

WEAK

bat of an eye nothing flat split second

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Hang on a sec, we imagine Karl saying, this connection is terrible.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Mir became the pace setter after the 28-year-old clocked 1 min 56.874 sec on his Honda machine after 11 laps, to become the fastest rider over two days of testing in Malaysia.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

Back up for a sec: Koufax pitched a shutout in Game 5 on Oct.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2024

However Caddick and Murray held on to finish in second by 0.12 sec.

From BBC • Sep. 1, 2024

He stared at it a sec and then a look of understanding came over his face and he nodded.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña

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