British Dictionary definitions for half-second

half-second

noun

1. 1/120 of a minute of time
2. (as modifier)a half-second lead over the Finn
a very short period of time; moment

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Examples from the Web for half-second

Historical Examples

Olcott's hesitation was of half-second duration, but it was perceptible.
Damned If You Don't
Gordon Randall Garrett
Bilton paused a half-second to arrange his reply in the way he wished.
The Relentless City
Edward Frederic Benson
In a half-second the workman had dropped his pail and let fly at him.
Flappers and Philosophers
F. Scott Fitzgerald
In the half-second it took Fredericks to see that, the Psi Operative moved.
Sight Gag
Laurence Mark Janifer
I allowed a half-second of silence to obliterate their false pitch.
Memoirs of an American Prima Donna
Clara Louise Kellogg

half-second

Examples from the Web for half-second

Historical Examples

Olcott's hesitation was of half-second duration, but it was perceptible.

Bilton paused a half-second to arrange his reply in the way he wished.

In a half-second the workman had dropped his pail and let fly at him.

In the half-second it took Fredericks to see that, the Psi Operative moved.

I allowed a half-second of silence to obliterate their false pitch.