'split second' definitions:

Definition of 'split second'

From: WordNet
noun
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash" [syn: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink, New York minute]

Synonyms of 'split second'

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