In the blink of an eye adverb phrase
Used to say that something happens very quickly.
I wanted to say goodbye but he was gone in the blink of an eye.
Since the day you went, the ten virtual years had passed in the blink of an eye.
In the blink of an eye, the building was turned into a large flame.
He knocked down the rival in the blink of an eye.
Very quickly
Very fast.
Quickly and effortlessly
Very quick
It is impossible for a person to change his or her innate or fundamental nature.
He said he would quit alcohol, but he still can't desist from drinking. Once an alcoholic, always an alcoholic.