blink of an eye

blink of an eye

Very quickly; in a very short period of time. Usually used in the phrase "in the blink of an eye." When we got into that car accident, our lives changed in the blink of an eye. Watch the baby closely, she can get into something dangerous in the blink of an eye. The high-speed camera reveals how the frog uses its specialized tongue to capture the insect in the blink of an eye.

See also: an, blink, eye, of

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