in a flash
idiom
informal
: very quickly or suddenly
I'll be back in a flash.
The idea came to me in a flash.
Examples of in a flash in a Sentence
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The hour-and-a-half practice went by in a flash, with many of them eager to stay to learn more.
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Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
The latest incidents are textbook examples of how actions in the Red Sea can escalate in a flash from calibrated to dangerous, with ramifications far beyond the Israel-Hamas conflict, which erupted Oct. 7.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2024
The fresh noodles cook in a flash in the skillet right alongside the vegetables.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Released last month, the thumping diss track hit the Billboard Hot 100 in a flash but went dynamite across X, Instagram, and TikTok thanks to a surprise verse from Kendrick Lamar, the Compton rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 and who is considered by many to be the best rapper alive today.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
When cooking something in a flash, pre-heated oil and prepped ingredients are necessities.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
When Spence hit the stage with No Doubt, everything changed in a flash.
—Stephanie Mendez, SPIN, 2 Feb. 2024
Videos were six seconds — and the rest happened in a flash.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Second, the best food sources can change in a flash now, say, when a farmer finally gets the conditions needed to cut a field or deep snow suddenly blankets ground-level grub.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 26 Apr. 2024
The latest incidents are textbook examples of how actions in the Red Sea can escalate in a flash from calibrated to dangerous, with ramifications far beyond the Israel-Hamas conflict, which erupted Oct. 7.
—Scott Peterson, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Jan. 2024
The fresh noodles cook in a flash in the skillet right alongside the vegetables.
—Becky Krystal, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2024
Released last month, the thumping diss track hit the Billboard Hot 100 in a flash but went dynamite across X, Instagram, and TikTok thanks to a surprise verse from Kendrick Lamar, the Compton rapper who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2018 and who is considered by many to be the best rapper alive today.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2024
When cooking something in a flash, pre-heated oil and prepped ingredients are necessities.
—Julia Moskin, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2024
When Spence hit the stage with No Doubt, everything changed in a flash.
—Stephanie Mendez, SPIN, 2 Feb. 2024
Videos were six seconds — and the rest happened in a flash.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Second, the best food sources can change in a flash now, say, when a farmer finally gets the conditions needed to cut a field or deep snow suddenly blankets ground-level grub.
—Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 4 Jan. 2024
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