in the twinkling of an eye

From Middle English in the twynklyng of an iȝe, in þe twynklynk of an eiȝe, from the Bible, 1 Corinthians 15:52: We shall all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

• "Father, come, ile take my leaue of the Iew in the twinkling of an eye."
• "All my dreams for him have been cut short in the twinkling of an eye. Why was my son murdered?"

• in the wink of an eye
• in the blink of an eye