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单词 in the twinkling of an eye
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in the twinkling of an eye

idiom
If somethinghappensin thetwinklingof aneye, ithappensveryquickly:
转眼间；飞快地
Microprocessors do thecalculationsin thetwinklingof aneye.微处理器在瞬间即可完成计算。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
at a fast speed
  • fastHe drives too fast for my liking.
  • quicklyThe problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible.
  • swiftlyHe left and returned swiftly.
  • brisklyWe walked briskly through the park.
  • precipitouslyShare prices dropped precipitously on the economic news.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fast and rapid
  • (at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
  • apace
  • as fast asyourlegs would carryyouidiom
  • as ifit isgoing out of styleidiom
  • at a rate of knotsidiom
  • fleet
  • hypersonic
  • Jack Robinson
  • lickety-split
  • lightning
  • like a shotidiom
  • like a streak of lightningidiom
  • prompt
  • souped-up
  • spread like wildfireidiom
  • streak
  • super-express
  • superfast
  • swift
  • wildfire
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(Definition ofin the twinkling of an eyefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofin the twinkling of an eye

in the twinkling of an eye
That went throughinthetwinklingofaneye.
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It went throughinthetwinklingofaneye.
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But everything was changed almostinthetwinklingofaneye.
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Why should they have this ghastly dew rained upon their headsinthetwinklingofaneye?
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It cannot be doneinthetwinklingofaneye.
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They have waited a millennium for change to our constitution and political system, but want it to be completedinthetwinklingofaneye.
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Again, if my information is accurate,inthetwinklingofaneyethe whole thing is over.
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A person does not come to this country rich andinthetwinklingofaneyesuddenly become poor.
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It is not always possible to do thatinthetwinklingofaneye.
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Almostinthetwinklingofaneyethey met their destiny.
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Are you going to raise the wagesinthetwinklingofaneye, or by the time your 16,000 cottages have been erected?
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This is a very heavy administrative task, and cannot be doneinthetwinklingofaneye.
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I did not expect a solution to be found quickly or for the problems to be solvedinthetwinklingofaneye.
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It is clear, however, that major schemes cannot be put forwardinthetwinklingofaneye.
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We will not be able to restore them physically allinthetwinklingofaneye.
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