A millisecond (from milli- and second; abbreviation: ms) 's 1000th of a second. To help compare orders of magnitude of different times this page lists times between 10−3 seconds and 10−2 seconds (1 millisecond to 10 milliseconds). See also times of other orders of magnitude. shorter times 1 millisecond (1 ms) – cycle time for frequency 1 kHz 1 millisecond – duration of light for typical photo flash strobe 1 millisecond – time taken for sound wave to travel 34 cm… (More on Millisecond)