half-second
noun
- 1/120 of a minute of time
- (as modifier)a half-second lead over the Finn
a very short period of time; moment
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Historical Examples of half-second
And then went on to thrust into that half-second of suspended fury, a faint breath of appeasing.
The Fortieth DoorMary Hastings Bradley
I allowed a half-second of silence to obliterate their false pitch.
Memoirs of an American Prima DonnaClara Louise Kellogg
For one half-second a light shadow crosses the Oxford boat, and then it is out into the sunlight beyond.
RavenshoeHenry Kingsley
And a half-second later an uptown train pulled in on their side.
The Crime of the French Caf and Other StoriesNicholas Carter
A half-second too late Benton's magazine pistol ripped out in a frenzied series of spats.
The Lighted MatchCharles Neville Buck