"over in the blink of an eye"?


What is the idiom "in the blink of an eye" in Japanese?

I want to use it to say that two years will be over in the blink of an eye or
"before you even notice".

(For a detailed discussion and examples of the English idiom please see e.g.
[here](https://english.stackexchange.com/questions/58385/in-the-blink-of-an-
eye))




「あっという間{ま}」 is the phrase I would suggest.

"Two years will be over in the blink of an eye." would be:

「2年{ねん}なんて、あっという間だよ。」

「2年なんて、あっという間に終{お}わるよ。」

Needless to say, 「あっという間」 literally means "while you utter 「あ」". It is a
**_very_** common and useful phrase for "in the blink of an eye".




「あっという間{ま}」 is the phrase I would suggest.

"Two years will be over in the blink of an eye." would be:

「2年{ねん}なんて、あっという間だよ。」

「2年なんて、あっという間に終{お}わるよ。」

Needless to say, 「あっという間」 literally means "while you utter 「あ」". It is a
**_very_** common and useful phrase for "in the blink of an eye".

