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split second

 noun
     
split second
an extremely short period of time
for 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 adjective:
It was a technique which required split-second timing.
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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