bash + ImageMagick (36 bytes)
timeout 3 display label:Hello\ world
Tested on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and on Fedora 20.
Nicer-looking, but 10 bytes larger:
timeout 3 display -size 800 label:Hello\ world
Glenn Randers-Pehrson
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