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blink of an eye

blink of an eye noun: a moment (a very short period of time).

Noun

blink of an eye (usually uncountable, plural blinks of an eye)

  1. (idiomatic, usually) A moment (a very short period of time).
    • Just a blink of an eye later, he was gone.
    • Mother, remember the blink of an eye / When I breathed through your body?2002, Iron & Wine, “Upward Over the Mountain”, in The Creek Drank the Cradle

Synonyms of blink of an eye

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Forms of blink of an eye

pluralblinks of an eye

Words formed from blink of an eye

Questions about blink of an eye

What does blink of an eye mean?
Blink of an eye means a moment (a very short period of time).
What part of speech is blink of an eye?
Blink of an eye is a noun.
What is the plural of blink of an eye?
The plural of blink of an eye is blinks of an eye.

Words near blink of an eye in the dictionary

  1. blinis
  2. blink
  3. blink comparator
  4. blink first
  5. blink microscope
  6. blink of an eye
  7. blink-and-you'll-miss-it
  8. blink-and-you-miss-it
  9. blink-eyed
  10. blinkah
  11. blinkahs

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