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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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Keep this recipe on hand for friends that need a hearty meal in a flash.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
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And in a flash, Anderson had stopped the Thunderbirds’ best scoring threat after 100 scoreless minutes.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025
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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2025
Keep this recipe on hand for friends that need a hearty meal in a flash.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2025
Bitcoin sank below $90,000, erasing in a flash its 10% gain from Trump’s announcement on Sunday of the creation of a U.S. strategic crypto reserve.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2025
And in a flash, Anderson had stopped the Thunderbirds’ best scoring threat after 100 scoreless minutes.
—Martin Henderson, Orange County Register, 2 Mar. 2025
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“In a flash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20a%20flash. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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