blink of an eye

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V1298 Tau is remarkably young by astronomical standards, at just about 20 million years old -- a blink of an eye compared to the Sun's 4.5-billion-year history.

From Science Daily • Jan. 31, 2026

From light to dark in the blink of an eye.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2026

If analysts are correct, Nvidia’s Ebitda will expand 30-fold in what feels like the blink of an eye.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

So the question facing him was whether another four-year cycle of discipline and self-denial was worth it for the chance to bridge that blink of an eye.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 25, 2025

In the blink of an eye, the top part of each wall was coated with a stainless steel barrier.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix