half a minute/second
idiom
: a short while : a moment
Please wait (for) half a minute/second while I try to connect you.
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The video, which has circulated on social media, shows a speeding driver in a white SUV hit the two bicyclists from behind then appear to stop for about half a second as Geppert’s helmeted head hits the ground before driving forward again and running over Geppert’s thigh.
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
Walsh, the reigning collegiate national women’s swimmer of the year, posted a time of 55.18 seconds, beating the previous world record—set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics—by a half a second.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 June 2024
Overall, the reaction time is anywhere between 0.1 to half a second.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
To conduct and study chemical reactions, researchers require an element with a half-life of at least half a second.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June 2024
Walsh, the reigning collegiate national women’s swimmer of the year, posted a time of 55.18 seconds, beating the previous world record—set by Sweden’s Sarah Sjöström at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics—by a half a second.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 18 June 2024
Overall, the reaction time is anywhere between 0.1 to half a second.
—Jacek Krywko, Ars Technica, 7 June 2024
To conduct and study chemical reactions, researchers require an element with a half-life of at least half a second.
—Stephanie Pappas, Scientific American, 14 May 2024
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“Half a minute/second.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/half%20a%20minute%2Fsecond. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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