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N1 Expressions, Adverb
あっという間にjust like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'
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Expressions, Adverb
1.
in an instant, in a flash, in the blink of an eye, in no time at all, just like that
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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】
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あっという間に起きた出来事に呆然とする。
I was stunned by the event that happened in the blink of an eye. {just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'}
母親:「子供達はあっという間に成人してしまいました。」
Mother: "My children grew up into adults just like that." {just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'}
ホームを出発した新幹線はあっという間に見えなくなった。
The bullet train that left the platform disappeared in the blink of an eye. {just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'}
経験者の忠告通り、薬物を試した彼はあっという間に薬物依存に陥った。
Just like the warnings from experienced people, he tried drugs and fell into drug dependency in the blink of an eye. {just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'}
プロの泥棒ともなると、留守の家に侵入した後あっという間に現場を立ち去るそうだ。
When it comes to professional thieves, it seems they leave the scene just like that, in the blink of an eye, after breaking into an unattended house. {just like that, in the twinkling of an eye, in the blink of an eye, in the time it takes to say 'ah!'}
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