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In the twinkling of an eye

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  1. 1
    Immediately; instantaneously. idiomatic

    "Father, come, ile take my leaue of the Iew in the twinkling of an eye."

Etymology

From Middle English in the twynklyng of an iȝe, in þe twynklynk of an eiȝe, from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:52: We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

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