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in the twinkling of an eye

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables
in- the twin-kling of an -eye
IPA
38
Scrabble Score
21
Letters
4
Syllables
13
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep_phrase

Immediately; instantaneously.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: in the twynklyng of an iȝe

Synonyms

in the blink of an eye in the wink of an eye

Questions

What does in the twinkling of an eye mean?
Immediately; instantaneously.
Where does in the twinkling of an eye come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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