"blink of an eye" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: en-au-blink of an eye.ogg [Australia] Forms: blinks of an eye [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|blinks of an eye}} blink of an eye (usually uncountable, plural blinks of an eye)

Inflected forms

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}

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