split second
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For very small particles, the entire event lasts only a split second before the material completely burns up.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
"It all happened so fast, in a split second," Sausan recounted.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
For a split second it felt like I had neither.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The lawyer who represented his family at his inquest, Gareth Naylor, tells the BBC that in a "split second" of an adult leaving the room, the toddler climbed on a bed and fell.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
I was relieved for a split second, but then I saw it—a white-and-orange tranquilizer dart lodged in Sasha’s right arm.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
