Phrase guide

in no time

adv · prep_phrase · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

Very soon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Just give me a ring and I'll be over in no time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Very quickly.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in a flash

Antonyms: none provided

3

adverb

Meaning 3

in a relatively short time

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she finished the assignment in no time

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: very fast

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: en un tres i no res — very soon
  • Czech: hned — very soon
  • Czech: okamžitě — very soon
  • Czech: raz dva — very soon
  • Czech: coby dup — very soon
  • Dutch: in ijltempo — very soon
  • Dutch: in een mum van tijd — very soon
  • Finnish: tuota pikaa — very soon
  • French: en un rien de temps — very soon
  • Galician: decontado — very soon
  • German: im Nu — very soon
  • German: in einem Nu — very soon
  • German: in null Komma nichts — very soon
  • Hungarian: azonnal — very soon
  • Hungarian: máris — very soon
  • Hungarian: nyomban — very soon
  • Hungarian: rögtön — very soon
  • Hungarian: egy szempillantás alatt — very soon
  • Hungarian: seperc alatt — very soon
  • Polish: migiem — very soon
  • Polish: w mgnieniu oka — very soon
  • Romanian: într-o clipă — very soon
  • Spanish: en cero coma — very soon
  • Spanish: en un santiamén — very soon
  • Swedish: på nolltid — very soon
  • Turkish: anında — very soon