split second
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For very small particles, the entire event lasts only a split second before the material completely burns up.
From Science Daily • May 14, 2026
"It all happened so fast, in a split second," Sausan recounted.
From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026
A split second after “Action!” was called, I darted across the hall to a better spot and ran through the frame.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 7, 2025
The lawyer who represented his family at his inquest, Gareth Naylor, tells the BBC that in a "split second" of an adult leaving the room, the toddler climbed on a bed and fell.
From BBC • Aug. 13, 2025
For a split second, it displaced the look of all-around wear and, plainly, specific worry that had been on her face since she entered the bathroom.
From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger
