Vocab Info

N1 Expression, Adverb

あっという間(ま)にjust like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'

    Dictionary Definition

    1. Expression, Adverb

      1. 1.

        in an instant, in a flash, in the blink of an eye, in no time at all, just like that

    All Forms

    あっという間に 【あっというまに】、あっと言う間に 【あっというまに】

    Details

      • あ

      • っ

      • と

      • い

      • う

      • ま

      • に

    • Frequency

      Anime Top 4,100

    Examples

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    • あっという間(ま)に起(お)きた出来事(できごと)に呆然(ぼうぜん)とする。

      I was completely stunned; it all happened just like that.

      • N1
    • 母親(ははおや):「子供(こども)達(たち)はあっという間(ま)に成人(せいじん)してしまいました。」

      Mother: 'My kids grew up in the blink of an eye.'

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    • ホームを出発(しゅっぱつ)した新幹線(しんかんせん)はあっという間(ま)に見(み)えなくなった。

      The bullet train left the platform and disappeared before I knew it.

      • N1
    • 経験(けいけん)者(しゃ)の忠告(ちゅうこく)通(どお)り、薬物(やくぶつ)を試(ため)した彼(かれ)はあっという間(ま)に薬物(やくぶつ)依存(いぞん)に陥(おちい)った。

      Just as people with experience had previously warned, he tried drugs and got hooked almost instantly.

      • N1
    • プロの泥棒(どろぼう)ともなると、留守(るす)の家(いえ)に侵入(しんにゅう)した後(あと)あっという間(ま)に現場(げんば)を立(た)ち去(さ)るそうだ。

      Professional thieves can break into an empty house and be gone in seconds.

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