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Noun: split second
  1. A very short time
    "if I had the chance I'd do it in a split second";
    - blink of an eye [informal], flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy [informal], trice, twinkling [informal], wink [informal], New York minute [US, informal], jiff [informal], glimmering

Derived forms: split seconds

Type of: bit, minute, mo, moment, second

Encyclopedia: Split second