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split-second n

(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. A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment. The finals of several men’s and women’s backstroke, butterfly, freestyle, and medley para-swimming events of the 2024 Summer Paralympics take place today in Paris, France.

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