“in the blink of an eye”
"In the blink of an eye" means extremely quickly, almost instantaneously — in the very short time it takes to blink. It emphasizes how suddenly or rapidly something happens. Listen to how native speakers pronounce "in the blink of an eye" in the video clips below.
Hear how "in the blink of an eye" sounds in real speech — 1,000 examples from 10 videos, movies, and TV shows. Sources: Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, Suit, Westworld, Ted Lasso, Welcome To Wrexham and 5 more.
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MovieMission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning
“in the blink of an eye.”
And the fate of every
living thing will be decided … This is your calling,
your destiny.
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TV ShowSuit
Suit — S01E03
“In the blink of an eye.”
You know,
it goes from 0 to 60-- … Did you bring me down here
to tell me I can drive this?
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TV ShowWestworld
Westworld — S03E04
“in the blink of an eye.”
I know what it is to see a world disappear … It exists now only in my mind.
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YouTubeInsider5.2M views · 2022-05-24
Spear Master Rates 9 Spear Fights in Movies and TV | How Real Is It? | Insider
“in the blink of an eye,”
You could go above the
shield and below the shield … which takes longer to do with a sword.
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YouTubeLex Fridman2.9M views · 2022-01-30
Georges St-Pierre, John Danaher & Gordon Ryan: The Greatest of All Time | Lex Fridman Podcast #260
“in the blink of an eye there's a sense”
everything gets done and … also in which grappling is a much more
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TV ShowTed Lasso
Ted Lasso — S03E02
“In the blink of an eye. Would you believe it?”
- Absolutely brilliant.
- Yes! … An historic goal, and it's 1-1.
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TV ShowWelcome To Wrexham
Welcome To Wrexham — S01E18
“In the blink of an eye,from 2-1 down to 3-2 up.”
[cheers and applause] … ANNOUNCER: It's there!
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YouTubeDrew Binsky24.5M views · 2023-02-01
He Hasn’t Slept Since 1962 (Doctors Don’t Know Why)
“In the blink of an eye he just
left to go feed his chickens”
Bye bye. … at one of his other houses.
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YouTubeColdFusion2.1M views · 2021-09-06
How The Biggest Banks Get Away With Fraud
“in the blink of an eye 400 contracts a”
bounce in and out of the futures market … second
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YouTubeSeeker138K views · 2020-11-29
New Fossil Discoveries Reveal How Life Returned After the Dinosaurs
“in the blink of an eye an asteroid”
dramatically different place … forever changed life on earth
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