IN A FLASH

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does in a flash mean? 

• IN A FLASH (adverb)
  The adverb IN A FLASH has 1 sense:

1. without any delay

  Familiarity information: IN A FLASH used as an adverb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN A FLASH (adverb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Without any delay

Synonyms:

in a flash; instantaneously; instantly; outright

Context example:

he was killed outright

 Context examples 

The whole history of the man came back to me in a flash.

(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

And then, in a flash, the better solution came to me.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)

In a flash Buck knew it. The time had come. It was to the death.

(The Call of the Wild, by Jack London)

And yet it was all over in a flash, and there was no sequel to it, save in our own convictions.

(The Lost World, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Staring up into the green gloom of the horse-chestnut trees above him, he dreamed dreams of all sorts, and was just imagining himself tossing on the ocean in a voyage round the world, when the sound of voices brought him ashore in a flash.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

It came to him, in a flash of fancy, that her nature seemed taking on the attributes of stale vegetables, smelly soapsuds, and of the greasy dimes, nickels, and quarters she took in over the counter of the store.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)