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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This is not something that was cooked up last night and will evaporate in a flash.
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This twist plays out in a flash forward to 60 years later that reveals Sammie (now played by blues legend Buddy Guy) went on to become a famous and successful musician.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
So, in a flash, DeChambeau and McIlory were tied at 10-under heading to the scoreable par-5 second hole.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Then the brain, in a flash, interprets the level of danger and sends pain signals back to the finger.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 20 Apr. 2025
This twist plays out in a flash forward to 60 years later that reveals Sammie (now played by blues legend Buddy Guy) went on to become a famous and successful musician.
—Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Apr. 2025
So, in a flash, DeChambeau and McIlory were tied at 10-under heading to the scoreable par-5 second hole.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 13 Apr. 2025
Then the brain, in a flash, interprets the level of danger and sends pain signals back to the finger.
—Jessica Dulong, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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“In a flash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20flash. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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