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  1. split-second: Merriam-Webster
  2. split-second, split-second: Collins English Dictionary
  3. Split-second, split-second: Wordnik
  4. split-second: Wiktionary
  5. split-second: Dictionary.com
  6. split-second: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. split-second: Idioms

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noun:  (chiefly attributive) A stopwatch with two second hands, each of which may be stopped separately to time the intervals of a race by a sportsperson, or to time more than one sportsperson.
noun:  A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.

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