small-time

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The challenge is tied to the interval between computational steps: to capture rapid events such as supernova evolution, the simulation must advance in very small time increments.

From Science Daily • Nov. 16, 2025

But for this story, we had to be very strict because it’s very small time.

From Salon • Jun. 29, 2025

"Miss Mone is not a successful entrepreneur, she is a small time businesswoman with a PR exposure far in excess of any actual success," he wrote.

From BBC • May 25, 2025

“As time passed, we realized that when we had that small time to rest, you get a lot of positivity from taking that risk,” Jongyeon said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2023

But it isn’t silly, this preoccupation with small time units.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck