in a flash
idiom
informal
: very quickly or suddenly
I'll be back in a flash.
The idea came to me in a flash.
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Garbage disposals can flush away food debris on pots and pans in a flash, but anyone who owns one of these devices knows that unpleasant smells are a regular occurrence.
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Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The hope is that Monster Mash catches on in a flash with moviegoers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
As a result, six people died in a flash flooding event, including a five-year old, her mother and a 92-year-old man.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Other months, until a final December, go by in a flash, one-minute or less chapters.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
The hope is that Monster Mash catches on in a flash with moviegoers.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
As a result, six people died in a flash flooding event, including a five-year old, her mother and a 92-year-old man.
—Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
Other months, until a final December, go by in a flash, one-minute or less chapters.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 24 Oct. 2025
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“In a flash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20flash. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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