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Definition
In the blink of an eye; in an instant, describing how quickly time passes.
colloquialtime
How it's used
Conveys a sense of surprise or suddenness regarding the passage of time or a quick change in circumstances. It is frequently used to emphasize how unexpected a transition feels, especially when looking back at a period that seemed to fly by. The phrase is common in both casual storytelling and slightly more descriptive contexts.
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in a blink of an eye, it...
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
