split-second

English

Noun

split-second (plural split-seconds)

The nick of time; a brief moment.
Luckily, no other cars were nearby, and the fire engine's driver was able to swerve into another lane a split second before striking the SUV, Baker said.

Translations

a brief moment

Dutch: fractie van een seconde f
French: fraction de seconde f
German: Sekundenbruchteile (de) m pl (fractions of seconds)

Italian: frazione di secondo f
Turkish: salise (tr)
Vietnamese: sát na, chớp mắt (vi), nháy mắt

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