in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye
idiom
: very quickly
He was back in the twinkle/twinkling of an eye.
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“In the twinkle/twinkling of an eye.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20the%20twinkle%2Ftwinkling%20of%20an%20eye. Accessed 21 May. 2025.
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