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noun
An instant; an extremely short time.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: informal
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Synonyms: instant, New York second, bat of an eye, bit, blink of an eye, crack, eyeblink, flash, glimpse, half a mo, jiff, jiffy, jot, minute, mo, moment, New York minute, no time, sec, second, span, split-second, spurt, stound, tick, trice, twink, twinkle, twinkling, while
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: blink of an eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split second, trice, twinkling, wink
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: moment, mo, minute, second, bit
History
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