in the blink of an eye
"in-the-blink-of-an-eye" is a 17-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“in the blink of an eye” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a prep_phrase. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 22
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Immediately, instantaneously.
Corpus desk
Index EN-in-the-blink-of-an-eye · in the blink of an eye · English
in the blink of an eye · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 22 letters
- VOW-8 8 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | in the blink of an eye |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Prep_phrase |
| Letters | 22 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “in the blink of an eye” in English
Rare enough to double-check
in the blink of an eye is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aprep_phrase. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Immediately, instantaneously.".
in the blink of an eye doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is in the blink of an eye, spelled I-N- -T-H-E- -B-L-I-N-K- -O-F- -A-N- -E-Y-E.
Definition
- 1Immediately, instantaneously.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how in the blink of an eye appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Picking the ball up in his own half, Januzaj threaded a 40-yard pass into the path of Rooney to slice Southampton open in the blink of an eye.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.