blink of an eye

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blink of an eye

noun blinks of an eye

idiomatic, uncountable, usually A moment (a very short period of time). Just a blink of an eye later, he was gone.
Similar: bat of an eye, eyeblink, bit, blink of an eye, crack, flash, glimpse, half a mo, instant, jiff, jiffy, jot

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noun moment (a very short period of time)

日本語	あっという間 a-tto iu ma
中文	眨眼 zhǎyǎn, 瞬間 /瞬间 shùnjiān
Português	piscar de olhos
Français	clin d'œil
Deutsch	Augenblick, Wimpernschlag, Augenschlag
Italiano	batter d'occhio, batter d'occhi, battito di ciglia
Română	clipă, clipită
Русский	мгнове́ние о́ка mgnovénije óka, мгнове́ние mgnovénije

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@misc{blink_of_an_eye_2026,
  title = {blink of an eye},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/blink%20of%20an%20eye},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}