half a second

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Another British Olympic swimmer, Emily Barclay, won the women's 50m freestyle in 24.09, around half a second slower than the world record.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Feller, buoyed by a huge partisan crowd gathered around the course, set the flags flying and airhorns blaring as he scorched into the lead by more than half a second.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

They were dropping images so fast and frequently that, as soon as I declined one, another one would be on my screen half a second later.

From Salon • Apr. 12, 2025

Nuguse had cut nearly half a second off the indoor mile world record, a mark that had stood unchallenged for six years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025

For half a second I was tempted to leave McCoy a handwritten note expressing my profound and sincere astonishment that he had the balls to keep such a carpet in his home.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia