millisecond

Example Sentences

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A millisecond after the doors closed, my friend said, “I think I’m going to call him.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

A millisecond used to be a big deal for the world’s quickest traders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

In a Nov. 5 article published in Nature, the Princeton team reported that their qubit maintains coherence for more than 1 millisecond.

From Science Daily • Nov. 17, 2025

Dr Hanel said: "To operate from the US to Scotland with a 120 millisecond lag - a blink of an eye - is truly remarkable."

From BBC • Nov. 10, 2025

A millisecond later, the monster’s head slammed into the tree and the impact nearly knocked my teeth out.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan