split-second
Pronunciation: /ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)nd/
The English word “split-second” has 2 meanings listed here.
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.
- A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.
Etymology
From split (adjective) + second (noun), from split second(s) hands: see sense 1.
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