What is a millisecond?

Definition

ms

The millisecond (ms) is one thousandth of a second, used in computing, gaming, and network latency.

Unit system

Common

Convert milliseconds

Nanoseconds → Milliseconds Microseconds → Milliseconds Milliseconds → Nanoseconds Milliseconds → Microseconds Milliseconds → Seconds Milliseconds → Minutes Milliseconds → Hours Milliseconds → Days

All time units

Unit	Symbol	System
nanoseconds	ns	Scientific
microseconds	μs	Scientific
milliseconds	ms	Common
seconds	s	Common
minutes	min	Common
hours	hr	Common
days	day	Common
weeks	wk	Common
months	mo	Common
years	yr	Common