half a second
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Its gamma-ray burst lasted only about half a second.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
It was near-enough half a second quicker than the Games record he set in denying Dean gold in Birmingham four years ago.
From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026
Kerr didn't just break it, he smashed it by nearly half a second, running a simply sublime three minutes 42.66 seconds.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
He had been in the lead when the race entered its final 10 laps, more than half a second ahead of Pato O’Ward—his rival on track, and the best man at his wedding.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 25, 2026
The tractor intersected Gloria’s path half a second after Robbie had, rolled on ten feet further and came to a grinding, long drawn-out stop.
From "I, Robot" by Isaac Asimov
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