"in the twinkling of an eye" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: En-au-in the twinkling of an eye.ogg [Australia]
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. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|in the twynklyng of an iȝe}} Middle English in the twynklyng of an iȝe, {{m|enm|in the twynklyng of an iȝe|in þe twynklynk of an eiȝe}} in þe twynklynk of an eiȝe Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} in the twinkling of an eye, {{en-PP}} in the twinkling of an eye
  1. (idiomatic) Immediately; instantaneously. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-in_the_twinkling_of_an_eye-en-prep_phrase-~wLh531g Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 36 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
  2. 2007 April 28, Hugh Muir, The Guardian:
    Sense id: en-in_the_twinkling_of_an_eye-en-prep_phrase-lGbGTJHG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 36 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
  3. 2007 April 28, Hugh Muir, The Guardian:
    Sense id: en-in_the_twinkling_of_an_eye-en-prep_phrase-Y1EGLRTL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 36 38 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 35 32 32 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 33 33 33
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in the wink of an eye, in the blink of an eye

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