"in a flash" meaning in English

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        "(idiomatic) Instantaneously; very quickly; in almost no time."
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          "code": "cmn",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "roman": "astrapiaía",
          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "very quickly",
          "word": "in un baleno"
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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          "sense": "very quickly",
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      "roman": "shùnjiān",
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      "sense": "very quickly",
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      "sense": "very quickly",
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      "sense": "very quickly",
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      "sense": "very quickly",
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      "sense": "very quickly",
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      "sense": "very quickly",
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