microsecond
Example Sentences
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They are quick when they want to be, moving fast or leaping with incredible accuracy, or coming to a sudden stop and changing direction in a microsecond.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 15, 2026
Then, he recalled, "they would play the points" in endless takes -- with or without the ball -- repeating choreography timed "down to the microsecond".
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
They’re executing millions of trades on microsecond timescales using signals derived from petabytes of data.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 15, 2025
Fin Smith delayed his pass a crucial microsecond to allow Elliot Daly, gleaming in his fresh white shirt having only left the bench three minutes earlier, to slice through on a delicious wrap-around line.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2025
Mr. Flux pressed the shutter button, and a sun-bright flash obliterated shadows for a microsecond.
From "The Last Last-Day-of-Summer" by Lamar Giles
