The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 3 letter word SEC which also is the latest solution we found used in Wall Street Journal in 2021.
Brief time crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SEC | 33 % | 3 |
| MOMENT | 28 % | 6 |
| SECOND | 11 % | 6 |
| SPAN | 6 % | 4 |
| MAG | 6 % | 3 |
| INSTANT | 6 % | 7 |
| PRESSCONFERENCE | 6 % | 15 |
| MIN | 6 % | 3 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Brief time
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- moment
- second
- instant
- flash
- jiffy
- crack
- heartbeat
- spurt
- trice
- point
- jot
- split second
Crossword Answer definitions
SEC noun- Second, 1/60 of a minute.
- One-sixtieth of a minute; the SI unit of time, defined as the duration of 9,192,631,770 periods of radiation corresponding to the transition between two hyperfine levels of caesium-133 in a ground state at a temperature of absolute zero and at rest.
- A unit of angle equal to one-sixtieth of a minute of arc or one part in 3600 of a degree.
- A short, indeterminate amount of time.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SEC
- "Hold on a ___!"
- "Just a __!"
- "Short" time
- Financial regulatory org.
- Investor-protecting gr.
- Jiff
- Jiffy
- Moment
- Not sweet, winewise
- NYSE reg.
More clues leading to the result MOMENT
- Eyeblink
- Short time
- Second
- Instant in time
- Jiffy
- Importance
- Instant
- Instant of truth?
- Brief interval
- Senior __
More clues leading to the result SECOND
- Kind of fiddle
- Support, as a motion
- Runner-up's ranking
- Minute part
- Minute fraction
- Voting prerequisite, at times
- Corner of a diamond
- Place's place
- Duelist's attendant
- Minute piece
More clues leading to the result SPAN
- Bridge
- Extent
- Plane dimension
- C follower
- Connection
- Thumb-to-pinkie distance
- Wingspread
- About nine inches
- C follower on TV
- Extend over
More clues leading to the result MAG
- "Mad," e.g.
- Periodical, briefly
- Time or Life, briefly
- Kind of wheels
- Fanzine, for one
- EW or SI
- 34-Down, e.g., for short
- Airport pickup, briefly
- Fanzine, e.g.
- In-flight entertainment, for short
More clues leading to the result INSTANT
- Split-second
- Quick coffee
- Like some coffee
- Flash
- Coffee choice
- Brief time
- Without a wait
- Immediate
- Moment
- Jiffy
More clues leading to the result PRESSCONFERENCE
- Place for an announcement
- Ironers' meeting?
- Setting for a resignation announcement, maybe
- Postgame event, often
- Postgame Q and A, for example
- It may be subject to subsequent spin
- Interview with news reporters
- Woodrow Wilson innovation of 1913
- White House event.
- Source of news.