as in minute
a very small space of time
a nanosecond was about all that it took her to accept his marriage proposal
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Recent Examples of nanosecond
That would prompt me to upgrade to a theoretical MagSafe Battery Pack in a nanosecond.
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
These simulations were able to determine details like how quickly the energy of the X-rays was deposited into the sample (90 percent of the energy in just 14 nanoseconds) and the pressures generated by the rapidly expanding gas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
The most precise and accurate atomic clock in the world, the ultracold strontium clock at JILA in Boulder, is like a stopwatch that can count the billionths of a nanosecond, or 18 digits past the decimal point.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
Positions on Earth are calculated based on the transit times of satellite signals to ground receivers; a time measurement that is off by just one nanosecond produces a distance error of 30 centimeters.
—Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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Steven Aquino, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
These simulations were able to determine details like how quickly the energy of the X-rays was deposited into the sample (90 percent of the energy in just 14 nanoseconds) and the pressures generated by the rapidly expanding gas.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 24 Sep. 2024
The most precise and accurate atomic clock in the world, the ultracold strontium clock at JILA in Boulder, is like a stopwatch that can count the billionths of a nanosecond, or 18 digits past the decimal point.
—Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 11 Sep. 2024
Positions on Earth are calculated based on the transit times of satellite signals to ground receivers; a time measurement that is off by just one nanosecond produces a distance error of 30 centimeters.
—Becky Ferreira, WIRED, 4 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for nanosecond
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About 10 minutes in, students and staff were rattled by yet another blaring sound: the fire alarm.Lynne Peeples, TIME, 6 Jan. 2025
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Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.Scott Thompson, Fox News, 6 Jan. 2025
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About 15 seconds in, there was our unrecognizable rubble situated between the unmistakable landmarks: a street sign and a charred but familiar tree.Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Jan. 2025
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If there are critical business infrastructure components that cannot tolerate more than a few seconds or minutes of downtime, those are the areas that require immediate and concentrated attention from day one.Steve Durbin, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025
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Demand Generation Manager Creating demand is the heartbeat of modern marketing.Sho Dewan, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025
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Abuse can lead to irregular heartbeat, ischemic heart conditions, sudden cardiac arrest, convulsions, strokes and death.Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 25 Dec. 2024
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While on a flight to Mexico for Alden's birthday, Riber took that moment as an opportunity to get down on one knee while thousands of feet in the air, SWNS reported.Sydney Borchers, Fox News, 12 Jan. 2025
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There’s no end date listed on the site, so the sale could be over at any moment.Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Nanosecond.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nanosecond. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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