To help compare orders of magnitude of different times this page lists times between 10-2 seconds and 10-1 seconds (10 to 100 milliseconds). See also times of other orders of magnitude.

  • shorter times
  • 10 milliseconds -- cycle time for frequency 100 Hz
  • 16.7 milliseconds -- cycle time for American 60 Hz AC mains grid
  • 20 milliseconds -- cycle time for European 50 Hz AC mains grid
  • 33 milliseconds -- cycle time for the lowest audible tone 30 Hz
  • 60 milliseconds -- cycle time for European 16.7 Hz AC electrified railroad power grid
  • longer times