twinkling of the eye
91wink — [wiŋk] vi. [ME winken < OE wincian, akin to Ger winken: see WINCH] 1. to close the eyelids and open them again quickly 2. a) to close one eyelid and open it again quickly, as a signal, etc. b) to be closed and opened in this way: said of the… …
92instant — n 1. moment, minute, twinkling, flash, jiffy, breath, trice, crack, burst, flick, Inf. whipstitch, flash of lightning, twinkling of an eye, Fr. coup d oeil. 2. present time, this very minute, this very hour, specific moment, stroke of time,… …
93New York minute — noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) if I had the chance I d do it in a flash • Syn: ↑blink of an eye, ↑flash, ↑heartbeat, ↑instant, ↑jiffy, ↑split second, ↑trice, ↑ …
94jiffy — noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) if I had the chance I d do it in a flash • Syn: ↑blink of an eye, ↑flash, ↑heartbeat, ↑instant, ↑split second, ↑trice, ↑twinkling …
95split second — noun a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat) (Freq. 1) if I had the chance I d do it in a flash • Syn: ↑blink of an eye, ↑flash, ↑heartbeat, ↑instant, ↑jiffy, ↑trice, ↑ …
96in a moment — VERY SOON, in a minute, in a second, in a trice, shortly, any minute (now), in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all; N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) …
97préowthwíl — f ( e/ a) twinkling of an eye, moment, the time taken to close and open the eye …
98in a second — I can fix that lamp in a second Syn: very soon, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, shortly, any minute (now), in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all, momentarily; informal in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb s… …
99in a second — VERY SOON, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, shortly, any minute (now), in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all; N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb s tail) …
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