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词汇 in-the-twinkling-of-an-eye
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in the twinkling of an eye


idiom
If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens very quickly: 转眼间;飞快地
Microprocessors do the calculations in the twinkling of an eye.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.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Fast and rapid
(at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
apace
as fast as your legs would carry youidiom
as if it is going out of styleidiom
at a rate of knotsidiom
fleet
hypersonic
Jack Robinson
lickety-split
light speed
lightning
like a shotidiom
prompt
souped-up
speed of light
spread like wildfireidiom
streak
super-express
superfast
wildfire

Examples of in the twinkling of an eye


in the twinkling of an eye
That went through inthetwinklingofaneye.
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It went through inthetwinklingofaneye.
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But everything was changed almost inthetwinklingofaneye.
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Why should they have this ghastly dew rained upon their heads inthetwinklingofaneye?
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It cannot be done inthetwinklingofaneye.
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They have waited a millennium for change to our constitution and political system, but want it to be completed inthetwinklingofaneye.
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Again, if my information is accurate, inthetwinklingofaneye the whole thing is over.
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A person does not come to this country rich and inthetwinklingofaneye suddenly become poor.
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It is not always possible to do that inthetwinklingofaneye.
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Almost inthetwinklingofaneye they met their destiny.
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Are you going to raise the wages inthetwinklingofaneye, 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 done inthetwinklingofaneye.
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I did not expect a solution to be found quickly or for the problems to be solved inthetwinklingofaneye.
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It is clear, however, that major schemes cannot be put forward inthetwinklingofaneye.
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We will not be able to restore them physically all inthetwinklingofaneye.
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