fraction of a second
Example Sentences
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A smartphone can send data across the world in a fraction of a second.
From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026
Their measurements showed that the system's 770-day orbit around the Sun changed by a fraction of a second following the collision.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
A vehicle has only a fraction of a second to decide whether an air bag needs to deploy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 8, 2025
"People were screaming. It all happened in a fraction of a second."
From BBC • Dec. 21, 2024
Meme managed to repent her impulse in a fraction of a second, but the repentance changed immediately into a cruel satisfaction on seeing that his hand too was sweaty and cold.
From "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
