microsecond

🇺🇸 /ˈmaɪkrəʊsekənd/ 🇬🇧 /ˈmaɪkrəʊsekənd/
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A very, very short amount of time – just one millionth of a second.

The speed of light is so fast that it travels 186,282 miles in just a microsecond.

translation

n. A very, very short amount of time – just one millionth of a second.

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Plural microseconds