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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a half second" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a duration of time that is equal to half of one second, often in contexts involving timing or speed.
Example: "The car accelerated from 0 to 60 mph in just a half second."
Alternatives: "half a second" or "0.5 seconds".
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Still, for a half second more I enjoyedmy flowers.
In a half second, smashed cars came to rest all over the highway like rolled dice.
Nazr Mohammed scored on an ally-oop pass that ate up only a half second.
Even on a typical cellphone call, I hear her "three" distinctly late -- a half second or so.
The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket was literally a half second away from launching.
If you could cut out the tab part, you'd still be saving about a half second.
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Daniels does not agree with the I.A.A.F.'s assessment that Semenya's seven-and-a-half-second improvement was "supernatural".
Less than a half-second separated the first 12 finishers.
Castroneves beat Dixon by just over a half-second.
A half-second before I committed career suicide, I found the crib sheet.
For a half-second, I thought some guests really believed him.
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