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語源

From split (adjective) +‎ second (noun), from split second(s) hands: see sense 1.

発音

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˌsplɪtˈsɛk(ə)nd/
• (General American) IPA: /ˌsplɪtˈsɛkənd/
• 韻: -ɛkənd
• ハイフネーション: split-sec‧ond

名詞

split-second (plural split-seconds)

1. (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.
2. A fraction of a second; hence (figurative, also attributive) a very short time period; an instant, a moment.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:moment

   • 1912, G[ilbert] K[eith] Chesterton, “The Eye of Death; or, The Murder Charge”, in Manalive, New York, N.Y.: John Lane, →OCLC, part II (The Explanations of Innocent Smith), page 182:

     It's very dangerous, though, when a man thinks for a split second that he understands death.

   • 1959, William Golding, chapter 4, in Free Fall, Harbinger Books edition, New York, N.Y.: Harcourt, Brace & World, published 1962, →OCLC, page 82:

     I was in the gutter, sitting my bike, willing them to die, […] or otherwise obliterated because this demanded split-second timing.

   • 2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How Talent Shows Became TV’s Most Bizarre Programmes”, in BBC Online‎, archived from the original on 18 April 2023:

     It appears [Simon] Cowell has been taking notes from South Korea, as his next talent show Walk The Line, coming later this year, has also been game-ified: it will see singers perform, then have to make the split-second decision of whether to take a cash prize or risk advancing in the competition instead.

別の表記

• split second

派生した語

• → Dutch: split second

参考

• nick of time

参照

Further reading

• Split Second (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia