English Explanatory Dictionary

in the twinkling of an eye

English dictionary entry

Meanings

prep_phrase
  1. Immediately; instantaneously.

Pronunciation

En-au-in the twinkling of an eye.ogg

Word forms

in the twinkling of an eye

Etymology

From Middle English in the twynklyng of an iȝe, in þe twynklynk of an eiȝe, from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:52: We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

Synonyms

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