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Definition: In No Time |
In No TimeAdverb1. In a relatively short time; "she finished the assignment in no time". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: In No TimeSynonym: very fast (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Instantaneity | Adverb: instantaneously; Adjective: in no time, in less than no time; presto, subito, instanter, suddenly, at a stroke, like a shot; in a moment; n. in the blink of an eye, in the twinkling of an eye, in a trice; in one's tracks; right away; toute a l'heure; at one jump, in the same breath, per saltum, uno saltu; at once, all at once; plump, slap; "at one fell swoop"; at the same instant; Noun: immediately; (early); extempore, on the moment, on the spot, on the spur of the moment; no sooner said than done; just then; slap-dash; (haste). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: In No Time |
| Specialty definitions using "in no time": Packet InterNet Groper. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Screenplays | Don't worry, you'll be back on your knees in no time. (As Good As It Gets; writing credit: Mark Andrus) In no time, he'll be running around like a Mexican Jack Rabbit. (The A-Team; writing credit: Marissa Garrido; Henrique Lobo) You'd be off the couch in no time. (Annie Hall; writing credit: Woody Allen ; Marshall Brickman) | |
Lyrics | And in no time (By Your Side; performing artist: Sade) | |
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Books | |
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| Author | Quotation |
Douglas William Jerrold | Fortunes made in no time are like shirts made in no time; it's ten to one if they hang long together. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Language | Translations for "in no time"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | shumë shpejt. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | في لمح البصر (at short notice, in brief), في خلال ترفة عين. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | okamžitì (at once, at the drop of the hat, directly, here and now, immediately, instantly, like a shot, offhand, on the spot, right away, straight away), hned (at once, immediately, now, offhand, very). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | tuota pikaa (at once, instantly), tuossa tuokiossa (in a moment, right away, this minute), kädenkäänteessä (in the twinkling of an eye). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | en un rien de temps (in a trice), dans un clin d'"il. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | im nu (in a flash, in a jiffy, in a trice, in an instant, trice). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | άψε-σβύσε. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | כ"רף עין (in a flash, in two shakes), בעו" מוע" (in good time, soon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | rögtön (anon, eftsoons, immediately, instantly, off hand, pronto, right off, right on end, straight away, suddenly, to supervene), hamar (early, soon), egy pillanat alatt (in a crack, in a jiff, in a jiffy, in a shake, in the twinkling of an eye, in two shakes, like a shot), azonnal (anon, at once, at sight, forthwith, here and now, immediately, instantly, like smoke, now, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, promptly, pronto, right, right away, right off, straight away, straight off, straightaway, therewith, to deal with an emergency). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | "髪'入れず (in a flash), "一髪'入れず (in a flash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | か"いっぱつ'いれず (in a flash), か"はつ'いれず (in a flash). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | inay onay imetay în foarte scurt timp. (various references) моментально (posthaste). (various references) za kratko vreme (time: in no time), u tren oka (time: in no time, twinkling: in the twinkling of an eye). (various references) en un santiamén (in a jiffy), al instante (instantly). (various references) på nolltid. (various references) zaman kaybetmeden, hemen (anon, as soon as, at a word, at no time, at once, bang off, directly, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in a snap, in an instant, in short order, in two ticks, incontinently, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, on the instant, on the spot, out of hand, outright, presently, prompt, pronto, right away, right of the bat, right off, slick, soon, straight away, straight off, straightaway, then and there), derhal (anon, at a word, at once, bang off, forthwith, immediate, immediately, in a jiffy, in an instant, instantaneously, instanter, instantly, out of hand, pronto, right away, right of the bat, right off, therewith), bir an önce (anon, as soon as possible), çabucak (apace, at no time, by leaps and bounds, double quick, fast, hand over fist, in a snap, in short order, lickety-split, nimbly, posthaste, quick, quickly, readily, slick, slippy, speedily, swiftly, with a rush). (various references) умить. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-i-i-m-n-n-o-t" | |
-1 letter: mention. | |
-2 letters: intime, intine, intone, minion, tinmen. | |
-3 letters: imine, imino, inion, monie, monte, niton, nomen, nonet, tenon, tonne. | |
-4 letters: emit, inti, into, item, meno, mien, mine, mini, mint, mite, mote, neon, nine, nite, nome, none, note, omen, omit, time, tine, tome, tone. | |
-5 letters: eon, inn, ion, men, met, mon, mot, net, nim, nit, nom, not. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-i-i-m-n-n-o-t" | |
+2 letters: antimonide, antimonies, antinomies, gemination, innominate, mentioning, methionine, moistening, monetising, monetizing, munitioned, nominative, nonmimetic, omnificent, omniscient. | |
+3 letters: aminopterin, anonymities, antimonides, deamination, elimination, examination, geminations, germination, inseminator, methionines, neostigmine, nitrosamine, nominatives, nonfeminist, pneumonitis, premonition, premunition, reanimation, termination. | |
+4 letters: alimentation, aminopterins, antieconomic, antinepotism, deaminations, delamination, demonetizing, demonization, denominating, denomination, denominative, eliminations, emancipation, emargination, enantiomeric, examinations, feminization, germinations, impregnation, imprisonment, inclinometer, indomethacin, infotainment, insemination, inseminators, intermission, intromittent, manifestoing, melanization, meningiomata, misorienting, monetization, mountainside, neostigmines, nicotinamide, nitrosamines, nonfeminists, nonimitative, omnisciently, pigmentation, premonitions, premunitions, reanimations, remoistening, remonetizing, renominating, renomination, sanctimonies, semidominant, somnifacient, synonymities, terminations. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Modern | 5. Usage: Commercial 6. Images: Slideshow 7. Quotations: Familiar 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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