blink of an eye (n)
flash (n)
heartbeat (n)
instant#1 (n)
jiffy (n)
split second (n)
trice (n)
twinkling (n)
wink (n)
New York minute (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 28
def a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
examples if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash
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Hypernym moment, mo, minute, second, bit
Derivationally related form flash → flash
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Hyponym moment, mo, minute, second, bit
Derivationally related form flash → flash

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