millisecond
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of millisecond
Example Sentences
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Starr: I’ll speed it up or slow it down but only by a millisecond.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026
"I would say they were a millisecond, like the fastest a camera shutter can open and close," added Wiseman, who said the flashes were "white to bluish white."
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
“As a user,” Krug argues, “I should never have to devote a millisecond of thought to whether things are clickable—or not.”
From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026
A millisecond used to be a big deal for the world’s quickest traders.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
Had Reggie not had his complete focus on the road, had he been lost for a millisecond, we’d certainly have crashed.
From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel
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