MICROSECOND Synonyms: 27 Similar and Opposite Words

microsecond

noun

Definition of microsecond

as in nanosecond

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Recent Examples of microsecond According to the company, Beam will deliver fiber-competitive speeds of up to 25 gigabits per second with low, 50-microsecond latency. — Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2026 In 2010, Zurek and his collaborator Jess Riedel calculated that within a microsecond, photons from the sun will imprint the location of a grain of dust about 10 million times. — Quanta Magazine, 13 Feb. 2026 But this seething primordial soup—the stuff of future galaxies, stars, planets and people—only lasted a few microseconds. — Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 6 Feb. 2026 The winner is the person who can hold on to this trajectory the longest, ideally cashing out in the microsecond before the randomized formula shoots the line perilously downward. — Jasper Craven, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for microsecond

Recent Examples of Synonyms for microsecond

Noun

Photons remain inside the resonator for nearly 100 nanoseconds, allowing light to circulate repeatedly.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
Every metre between two chips adds a nanosecond to the processing time, so the idea is to pack as many as possible closely together.

— The Week UK, TheWeek, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of nanosecond

Noun

Over the record’s 33 minutes, Holden delivers an outstanding addition to his catalog that’s as absorbing and realist as any rap album this year.

— Matthew Ritchie, Pitchfork, 15 Oct. 2026
The nearly six-minute film shows how the team combines precision machining, assembly, and repair to accelerate robot development.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of minute

Noun

The ability for anyone to generate strategy, code, or creative work in seconds effectively filled in the moats built on blitzscaling overnight.

— Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
But, the heartbreak would come sneaking around the bend over what might be the wildest 20 seconds of recent Big Ten memory, thanks to the insane final few minutes.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of second

Noun

The Chi Phi brothers also used the instant-messaging app Snapchat to comment on what was happening, in real time.

— Anahid Nersessian, New Yorker, 16 Oct. 2026
Christodoulidou called the boy’s death a tragic incident that happened in an instant and will follow Foster and his family for the rest of their lives.

— Menelaos Hadjicostis, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of instant

Noun

Focusing on something introspective, such as breath, heartbeat or a growing and shrinking dot, can induce a near-hypnotic state that clears the mind.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Focusing on something introspective, like your breath, your heartbeat or a growing and shrinking dot, can induce an almost hypnotic state that clears the mind.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of heartbeat

Noun

Braking in corners, over elevation changes, or when crossing irregularities has little effect on your direction of travel, and your rate of travel can be halved or eliminated in a trice.

— Larry Griffin, Car and Driver, 3 Feb. 2023
At least a hundred people died in that one, including 15 who were standing on bridges marveling at the rush of waters when, in a trice, the waters tore away the bridges.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2022