nanosecond
/ˈnænəˌsɛkənd/
noun
- One billionth of a second; an extremely short unit of time.
- In the world of high-speed trading, a nanosecond can mean the difference between profit and loss.
- A computer processor can perform billions of operations in a single nanosecond.
- The laser pulse lasted only a nanosecond, but it was powerful enough to cut through metal.
- A very brief moment; an instant.
- Her smile vanished in a nanosecond when she heard the bad news.
- He made the decision in a nanosecond and never looked back.
- I hesitated for a nanosecond before jumping into the cold pool.