in the twinkling of an eye

Signification (Anglais)

Immediately; instantaneously.

Concepts

directement

en un clin d’œil

instantanément

en un clin d’oeil

Synonymes

in a jiffy

in a trice

in the blink of an eye

just like that

in a twinkle

Traductions

im Nu

im Handumdrehen

en un obrir i tancar d’ulls

in einem Augenblick

in null Komma nichts

sofort

unverzüglich

unmittelbar

augenblicklich

blitzartig

en un instant

αμέσως

στη σριγμή

immediatamente

instantàniament

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: in the twynklyng of an iȝe

In summary

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.