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The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I was lucky enough to go twice, but most people only get one chance. And in judo you can train your whole life and it'll come down to a split second: You can lose everything or win anything.
Ronda Rousey

Meaning of "split second" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SPLIT SECOND

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SPLIT SECOND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Split second can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SPLIT SECOND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of split second in the English dictionary

The first definition of split second in the dictionary is an extremely small period of time; instant. Other definition of split second is made or arrived at in an infinitely short time. Split second is also depending upon minute precision.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SPLIT SECOND

split decision
split ends
split hairs
split infinitive
split keyboarding
split one´s sides
split pea
split peas
split personality
split pin
split ring
split run
split screen
split shift
split skirt
split the difference
split ticket
split tin
split up
split wings

WORDS THAT END LIKE SPLIT SECOND

abscond
arc second
centimetre-gram-second
femtosecond
foot-pound-second
half-second
leap second
metre-kilogram-second
microsecond
millisecond
nanosecond
picosecond
second
sixty-second
split-second
yoctosecond
zeptosecond

Synonyms and antonyms of split second in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «split second» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SPLIT SECOND

Find out the translation of split second to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of split second from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «split second» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

刹那
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fracción de segundo
570 millions of speakers

English

split second
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दूसरे विभाजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انقسام الثانية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Мгновение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fração de segundo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিভক্ত দ্বিতীয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

fraction de seconde
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perpecahan kedua
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bruchteil einer Sekunde
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

一瞬
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

눈 깜짝할 사이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pamisah kapindho
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phân chia thứ hai
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பிளவு இரண்டாவது
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विभाजित दुसऱ्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ikinci ayrılmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

frazione di secondo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Ułamek sekundy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

мить
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fracțiune de secundă
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κλάσμα του δευτερολέπτου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

split sekonde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

delad andra
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

split second
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of split second

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLIT SECOND»

The term «split second» is quite widely used and occupies the 37.283 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SPLIT SECOND» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about split second

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10 QUOTES WITH «SPLIT SECOND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word split second.
1
Pearl S. Buck
Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps remedied.
2
Richard Dooling
Making money, it seems, is all about the velocity of moving it around, so that it can exist in Hong Kong one moment and Wall Street a split second later.
3
Chris Evans
The point is that when I see a sunset or a waterfall or something, for a split second it's so great, because for a little bit I'm out of my brain, and it's got nothing to do with me. I'm not trying to figure it out, you know what I mean? And I wonder if I can somehow find a way to maintain that mind stillness.
4
Georgia Groome
I was out with my mum when a man started screaming at me: 'Georgia Groome. I love you.' Mum and I just looked at each other for a split second - and then ran away as fast as we could.
5
James Lipton
Hackman is able to live in the moment which means there is nothing for him at that split second than what is occurring in the scene.
6
Richard MacDonald
These guys are just flying through the air and I'm capturing them in the split second and putting it into a work of art, via clay to the bronze.
7
Deepika Padukone
Comedy is the most difficult. Comic timing is something which you either have it in you, or you don't. You have to have a good sense of humour to be able to understand it. A split second can make you lose the punch.
8
Ronda Rousey
The Olympics is a once-in-a-lifetime thing. I was lucky enough to go twice, but most people only get one chance. And in judo you can train your whole life and it'll come down to a split second: You can lose everything or win anything.
9
Ayrton Senna
Because in a split second, it's gone.
10
Duke Snider
In the split second from the time the ball leaves the pitcher's hand until it reaches the plate you have to think about your stride, your hip action, your wrist action, determine how much, if any the ball is going to break and then decide whether to swing at it.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SPLIT SECOND»

Discover the use of split second in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to split second and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Split Second
When something distracts Secret Agent Sean King for a split second, it costs him his career and presidential candidate, Clyde Ritter, his life.
David Baldacci, 2009
2
Split Second
A woman-killer is on the loose, and it’s up to FBI agents Dillon Savich and Lacey Sherlock to bring him down.
Catherine Coulter, 2011
3
Pivot Point
Perfect for fans of Sliding Doors, Kasie West's riveting novel Pivot Point follows a girl with the power to see her potential futures.
Kasie West, 2013
4
Split Second: Life Change
Sandra and Ray Hocking have worked hard their whole lives; in their sixties, they were simply looking forward to retirement.
Sandra Hocking, 2012
5
Split-Second Persuasion: The Ancient Art and New Science of ...
Now psychologist Kevin Dutton has identified a powerful strain of immediate, instinctual persuasion, an elixir of influence that can immediately help you disarm skeptics, win arguments, close the deal, get the guy.
Kevin Dutton, 2011
6
Split Second (A Maggie O'Dell Novel - Book 2)
They called him the Collector.
Alex Kava, 2012
7
Split Second
Life can change in a split second. Addie hardly recognizes her life since her parents divorced. Her boyfriend used her. Her best friend betrayed her. She can't believe this is the future she chose.
Kasie West, 2014
8
Split second: the world of high-speed photography
High speed photographs show birds and insects in flight, a golf ball struck by a club, athletes in action, bursting balloons, and bullets in flight, and are accompanied by a discussion of high speed photography
Stephen Dalton, 1984
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Every Split Second Counts - My Life with Fast Carts, Fast ...
The action will leave you breathless and the anecdotes will make you laugh. This is a must read book for motorsport lovers and also for everyone who appreciates a life lived as though every split second counts.
Martin Hines, David Coulthard, 2008
10
Split Second
Two weeks before Christmas, Angela Steinhart has a premonition of a bomb going off at a local shopping mall, and while trying to convince local authorities of her fears, finds herself under suspicion of intending to plant the bomb.
Fern Michaels, 2001

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SPLIT SECOND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term split second is used in the context of the following news items.
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Biker died on Shropshire road following split second decision
A motorcyclist who died after pulling out in front of a lorry on a Shropshire road made a “split second decision” with “wide reaching consequences”, an inquest ... «shropshirestar.com, Mar 15»
2
Continuum "Split Second" Review: Let's Make a Deal
"Split Second" was a strong follow-up to last week's "Second Chances," and while the jailbreak and car chase went on a little long for my personal taste, Garza ... «TV.com, Jun 13»
3
Impressions: Split Second Blends Well-Timed Destruction, Racing
Split Second is a racing game about timing, but not just the timing of turns, of drifts, of jumps, but of exploding bridges, spectacular plane crashes and releasing a ... «Kotaku.com, Mar 09»

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