half a second

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Feller, buoyed by a huge partisan crowd gathered around the course, set the flags flying and airhorns blaring as he scorched into the lead by more than half a second.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

The third ditched butter entirely in favor of buttermilk, and suddenly, the texture was perfect: tender with the kind of bite that lingers for half a second before melting on your tongue.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2025

Nuguse had cut nearly half a second off the indoor mile world record, a mark that had stood unchallenged for six years.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2025

There is roughly half a second before contact.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2024

For half a second I was tempted to leave McCoy a handwritten note expressing my profound and sincere astonishment that he had the balls to keep such a carpet in his home.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia