in the twinkling of an eye

in the twinkling of an eye
in the twinkling of an eye & in the wink of an eye
Fig. very quickly. •

In the twinkling of an eye, the deer had disappeared into the forest.

I gave Bill ten dollars and, in the twinkling of an eye, he spent it.

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See: BEFORE ONE CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON.

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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