in a flash

adverb

without any delay

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he was killed outright

• Syn: ↑instantaneously, ↑outright, ↑instantly

• Derived from adjective: ↑instantaneous (for: ↑instantaneously)

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in a flash/like a flash/quick as a flash/ phrase

very quickly

She was at his side in a flash.

Thesaurus: quickly_synonym

Main entry: flash

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in (or like) a flash

very quickly; immediately

she was out of the back door in a flash

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in a flash

informal : very quickly or suddenly

I'll be back in a flash.

The idea came to me in a flash.

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Main Entry: ↑flash

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in/like a ˈflash idiom

very quickly and suddenly

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The weekend seemed to be over in a flash.

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The answer came to me like a flash.

Main entry: ↑flash_idiom