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millisecond

[mil-uh-sek-uhnd] / ˈmɪl əˌsɛk ənd /


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Starr: I’ll speed it up or slow it down but only by a millisecond.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."

From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026

“As a user,” Krug argues, “I should never have to devote a millisecond of thought to whether things are clickable—or not.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

I wait another millisecond to see if she’ll turn around, but she doesn’t.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller




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