in the blink of an eye
(idiomatic) immediately, instantaneously
We hardly ever realize that we can cut anything out of our lives, anytime, in the blink of an eye. Carlos Castaneda
There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis. Malcolm Gladwell
It never failed to amaze me how the most ordinary day could be catapulted into the extraordinary in the blink of an eye. Jodi Picoult
Passing time isn't a steady thing. People try to measure it, but some days seem to have years packed into them, and others pass in the blink of an eye. Some days matter, and others don't. Blue Balliett
Anything can happen in the blink of an eye. Anything at all. One. Two. Three. Blink. Meg Cabot
As we mature and grow older we collect a lot of baggage, and a lot of that stuff you collect on life's journey gets in the way of acting. My kids can imagine a character and transform in the blink of an eye. It's so simple for kids, so complex for adults. David Wenham