EGAVE

split-second

Meaning

  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 a very short time period; an instant, a moment.

Similar words

spurt nick snap point snippock whipstitch jiff snick one-minute stand nicking

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