in a flash
Instantaneously; very quickly; in almost no timeInstantaneously; very quickly; in almost no time.
» It happened in a flash.
Es ist sehr schnell passiert. — cost
Es passierte in Sekundenschnelle. — Dani6187
Это случилось в одно мгновенье. — Biga
Это произошло в мгновение ока. — marafon
Це сталося раптово. — aandrusiak
Це відбулося миттєво. — aandrusiak
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1 senses(idiomatic)Instantaneously; very quickly; in almost no time.
It happened so fast that it was all over in a flash.
blitzartig, im Nu, blitzschnell
Examples
17 sentencesIt happened in a flash.
Це сталося раптово. — aandrusiak
ruЭто случилось в одно мгновенье. — Biga
deEs ist sehr schnell passiert. — cost
My happiness disappeared in a flash.
It was all over in a flash.
ruВ одно мгновение всё было кончено. — sharptoothed
Those days went by in a flash.
She had left the room in a flash.
deIm Nu war sie raus aus dem Zimmer. — marcelostockle
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