Her spirits were high with the hope of seeing Nick in minutes rather than hours.

她很兴奋，因为只消等上几分钟而不是几个小时就有希望见到尼克了。

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That makes it possible for hackers to decode such keys in minutes rather than hours.

这使得黑客有可能在几分钟而不是几小时内破解密钥。

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Computers now try to take advantage of arbitrage opportunities that last milliseconds, rather than hours.

目前，计算机要试图利用持续仅几毫秒而非数小时的套利机会。

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Also, contracts with independent contractors can be structured on project deliverables rather than hours worked.

FORBES: Temporary Help Wanted: Managing Contractors

ScaleOut drives performance close to the CEP timeframe, seconds or minutes rather than hours of a batch processing system.

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PureData System for Analytics builds on the Netezza acquisition to deliver results in seconds or minutes rather than hours.

FORBES: IBM Launches New PureSystems For Transactions And Big Data Analytics