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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | a fraction of a second before | доля секунды отделяет (A fraction of a second before this FA-18 hits the ground, the pilot escapes unharmed thanks to his ejection seat. Perfectly Timed Military Photos Oleksandr Spirin) |
| gen. | a split second before | за секунду до (Alexey Lebedev) |
| gen. | a split second before | за долю секунды до (Alexey Lebedev) |
| gen. | in the second before | за секунду до (tany) |
| gen. | seconds before | за несколько секунд до (Wall Street Journal, 2020 Alex_Odeychuk) |