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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

  1. 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.
  2. 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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