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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Around 32 weeks in, Michelle’s seemingly normal pregnancy transformed in a flash.
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Holly Maloney, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Perfect to use both at home and on-the-go, this iron can safely define your curls, add volume, or refresh your style in a flash.
—Kayla Greaves, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Ratcliff thought of all this in a flash, and then remembered something else: Population geneticists have reported that the genomes of eukaryotes and prokaryotes seem to respond differently to strong genetic drift.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
The hour-and-a-half practice went by in a flash, with many of them eager to stay to learn more.
—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
Holly Maloney, Fortune, 10 May 2024
Perfect to use both at home and on-the-go, this iron can safely define your curls, add volume, or refresh your style in a flash.
—Kayla Greaves, Vogue, 3 May 2024
Ratcliff thought of all this in a flash, and then remembered something else: Population geneticists have reported that the genomes of eukaryotes and prokaryotes seem to respond differently to strong genetic drift.
—Quanta Magazine, 2 May 2024
The hour-and-a-half practice went by in a flash, with many of them eager to stay to learn more.
—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
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