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before one can blink

before one can blink prepositional phrase: instantly; very quickly.

Prepositional phrase

  1. (colloquial) Instantly; very quickly.

Questions about before one can blink

What does before one can blink mean?
Before one can blink means instantly; very quickly.
What part of speech is before one can blink?
Before one can blink is a prepositional phrase.

Words near before one can blink in the dictionary

  1. before GTA 6
  2. before image journal
  3. before image journals
  4. before it was cool
  5. before long
  6. before one can blink
  7. before one knows it
  8. before one knows where one is
  9. before one's eyes
  10. before someone's time
  11. before the fact

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