in a flash

Los Angeles police said the victims were homeless people caught in the crossfire of a gang shootout, and that two suspects had already been arrested for allegedly participating in a flash mob-style robbery.

Ken interjects in a flash, to chortles around the table.

The body of a woman who was swept away in a flash flood in the Grand Canyon last week has been recovered, the National Park Service said.

The memory of the murder, buried in her mind for 20 years, came back in a flash.

"Democracy doesn't die in a flash - its not always a coup d'état, it can die by a thousand cuts."