Twinkling (Noun)
Meaning
A very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash".
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The twinkling of an eye is all it takes to fall in love with someone.
- She decided to buy the house in a twinkling, without taking time to think twice.
- The twinkling it took for the firework to explode was nothing compared to the hours spent setting it up.
- In the twinkling of his eye, the truth was revealed to him, and he knew what he had to do.
- The twinkling it took for the stock market to crash was quicker than anyone expected.