eyeblink

noun

ˈī-ˌbliŋk How to pronounce eyeblink (audio)
Definition of eyeblinknext
as in minute
a very small space of time within an eyeblink I accepted their offer on the house

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  1. minute
  2. second
  3. heartbeat
  4. moment
Noun
  • This needs to take under 5 minutes but leave everyone feeling motivated.
    Jodie Cook, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
  • But there was no real high drama or high comedy in those final 20 minutes.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of minute
Noun
  • Witkoff was with Trump during the apparent second assassination attempt on his life, telling NBC that Secret Service agents dived on Trump and got him off his Florida golf course in under 20 seconds.
    Sara Dorn, Forbes, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Machine learning has allowed criminals to create deepfake videos impersonating people and to clone voices with only a few seconds of audio.
    Matt Burgess, WIRED, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of second
Noun
  • Locating Survivors In Rubble Imagine transforming NASA’s FINDER technology—which detects heartbeats through 30 feet of rubble—from ground units into drone networks.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Read more What 'Wheel of Fortune' Fans Miss About Retired Host Pat Sajak Second time's the charm with the defibrillator, and doctors find a heartbeat.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of heartbeat
Noun
  • But as with most beloved pop culture moments, fans intensely romanticize it more than those who were actually involved.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 25 Dec. 2024
  • Through the lens: Despite global unrest in the Middle East and Ukraine and migration crises around the world, Christians built and celebrated creative nativity scenes to seek moments of peace.
    Aïda Amer, Axios, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of moment
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“Eyeblink.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyeblink. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.

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