B2idiomtimeIELTS-friendly
in the blink of an eye
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extremely quickly
'In a blink of an eye' is also heard, but 'the blink' is the standard form.
In context
The concert tickets sold out in the blink of an eye.
My son grew up in the blink of an eye; now he's starting university.
More idioms about time
- a blast from the pastsomething or someone that suddenly reminds you of an earlier time
- a long time comingif something is a long time coming, people have waited a long time for it
- a matter of timecertain to happen, although you do not know exactly when
- a race against timea situation where you must hurry to finish before time runs out
- a sign of the timessomething that shows how society is now, often in a bad way