あっという間
Meanings
Expression
Noun
1. an instant; a split second; no time at all; time of an "ah!"
Other spellings
あっと言う間
Kanji used
Kanji in other spellings
Used in vocabulary
あっという間に
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
Expression
Examples3
興奮
In all the excitement the 30 minute show-time passed in a flash.
あっと言う間
It happened in a flash.
違反
The speeding vehicle skidded and crashed head-on into the rear-end of a truck before the driver could say Jack Robinson.