in the wink of an eye



in the wink of an eye

So quickly as to seem almost imperceptible (i.e., in the space of time it takes a person to wink). And in the wink of an eye, the home team has taken total control of this match. Working on Wall Street, you get used to massive financial changes happening in the wink of an eye.
See also: eye, of, wink

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Anastazyah-nah-STAH-ziPolish
Christianus-Late Roman
Senka-Serbian, Croatian
Kapena-Hawaiian
Loreta-Italian
AbdÜLkerİM-Turkish