Synonyms of split-second
29 similar words
Another word for split-second is while. Other synonyms of split-second are instant, flash, twink, trice and twinkling.
Synonyms and similar words for split-second
nounA fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant...
- bat of an eyeSynonym of blink of an eye.
- bitSpecifically, a small amount of time.
- blink of an eyeA moment (a very short period of time).
- eyeblinkA moment (a very short period of time).
- flashA very short amount of time.
- half a moA brief time; a jiffy.
- instantA very short period of time; a moment.
- jiffA jiffy; a moment; a short time.
- jiffyA very short, unspecified length of time.
- minuteA short but unspecified time period.
- mo
- moment
- New York minuteAn instant; an extremely short time.
- New York secondSynonym of New York minute (“short instant of time”).
- no timeA very short period of time.
- secSecond, ¹⁄₆₀ of a minute.
- secondA short, indeterminate amount of time.
- span
- spurtA moment, a short period of time.
- tickA short period of time, particularly a second.
- triceNow only in the phrase in a trice: a very short time; the blink of an eye, an instant, a moment.
- twinkA very short moment of time.
- twinkleA brief moment; a twinkling.
- twinklingA very short period, notionally the time it takes to blink the eyes.
- whileAn uncertain short moment.
- crack British, datedA brief time; an instant; a jiffy.
- glimpse rareA brief, unspecified amount of time; a moment.
- jot obsoleteAn instant, a moment.
- stound archaic, dialectalA brief span of time, moment, instant.
Meaning of split-second
- noun A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.
- noun A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
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Questions about synonyms of split-second
- What is another word for split-second?
- Split-second has 29 synonyms on Word.ws, such as while, instant, flash, twink, trice, twinkling and spurt.
- What does split-second mean?
- Split-second means a stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: split-second (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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