Read full poem →the timekeepers put their heads together over stop-
watches, and call to the grand stand a split second
is clipped off the old world’s record and a new
Dictionary Entry
The nick of time; a brief moment.
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“Luckily, no other cars were nearby, and the fire engine's driver was able to swerve into another lane a split second before striking the SUV, Baker said. http//www.tulsaworld.com/NewsStory.asp?ID=070123_Ne_A9_SUVpl59893#”
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Poetry examples for “split second”
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