英语词汇“in a twinkling (or the twinkling of an eye)”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

in a twinkling (or the twinkling of an eye)

In an instant; very quickly: I’ll have supper ready in a twinkling...

In a twinkling, the ball was swept to the onrushing Kieran Lewis.
Our fears that learners would starve was wiped out in a twinkling of an eye.
In a twinkling, the broad, tall figure was reduced to thin, glassy shards that dissolved in the air.

Synonyms

(very) soon, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all, before you know it, before long, shortly, in a very short time, any second (now), any minute (now);

North American momentarily

informal in a jiffy, nanosecond, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), before you can say Jack Robinson, in a sec, in the blink of an eye, in a blink, in the wink of an eye, in a wink, before you can say knife

British informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo, sharpish

North American informal in a snap

dated directly

See parent entry: twinkling

单词	in a twinkling (or the twinkling of an eye)
释义	in a twinkling (or the twinkling of an eye) In an instant; very quickly: I’ll have supper ready in a twinkling... In a twinkling, the ball was swept to the onrushing Kieran Lewis. Our fears that learners would starve was wiped out in a twinkling of an eye. In a twinkling, the broad, tall figure was reduced to thin, glassy shards that dissolved in the air. Synonyms (very) soon, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, in (less than) no time, in no time at all, before you know it, before long, shortly, in a very short time, any second (now), any minute (now); North American momentarily informal in a jiffy, nanosecond, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), before you can say Jack Robinson, in a sec, in the blink of an eye, in a blink, in the wink of an eye, in a wink, before you can say knife British informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo, sharpish North American informal in a snap dated directly See parent entry: twinkling
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