no time

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no time

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idiomatic, uncountable A very short period of time. Now that the roads are plowed, we'll get home in no time!
Similar: instant, jiffy, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, jiff, jot
uncountable Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see no, time. At no time are you allowed off the property while the store is open.

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@misc{no_time_2026,
  title = {no time},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/no%20time},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}