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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“In a flash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20flash. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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