in the twinkling of an eye

Meaning

Prepositional phrase

Immediately; instantaneously.

Related

Similar words

in the wink of an eye, in the blink of an eye

Origin

From Middle English in the twynklyng of an iȝe, in the twynklyng of an iȝe, from the Bible, : We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

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