half-second

noun

1. 1. 1/120 of a minute of time
   2. ( as modifier )

      a half-second lead over the Finn

2. a very short period of time; moment

Example Sentences

I waked up in a half-second and so did all those prying flowers, I felt sure.

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I waked up in a half-second, and so did all those prying flowers, I felt sure.

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The rockets leaped forward, from the topside racks, four and four and four and four, at half-second intervals.

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Believe me, Mr Mangan, all those unpleasant things came into your mind in the last half second before you woke.

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We paused a half-second on the doorstep; it looked bad inside, but it was too late to go back.

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