From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englisha split seconda split secondan extremely short period of timefor a split second For a split second the two men hesitated.in a split second In that split second Graham knew he had won. → split second
Examples from the Corpus
in a split second• I was out of my bed in a split second, shoe in hand and lights on.• Quickly drawing back his hand, he must decide in a split second whether to run, or physically beat his opponent.• Like was really unnatural but you could really see it like in a split second.• All this flickered through her mind in a split second and she felt ashamed.• Bombs in the magazine detonate in chain reaction in a split second.• The training officer lifted the phone, and the buzz in the room subsided in a split second.• From anger and animosity he turned in a split second to a benevolent caring brother only here to see justice done.• They had no time to gasp, or clutch at each other, or even writhe in a split second of torment. 