《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
The answer had come to him in a flash.
他一下子就有了答案。
其他表示时间很快的短语
1）
in the blink of an eye
眨眼间
英语释义：so quickly as to seem almost imperceptible
例句：
In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
一眨眼他就不见了。
2）
in a moment
立刻，一会儿
例句：
I'll be back in a moment.
我马上回来。
3）
in no time
立刻，马上
例句：
She answered my question in no time.
她立即回答了我的问题。
意思相近的还有 at once、right away 和 immediately等，这三个都是生活中常用的表达，都有马上的意思，通常放在句尾。
例句：
If necessary I can come at once.
如果有必要，我可以马上来。
They became friends right away.
他们立刻变成了好朋友。
We really ought to leave immediately.
我们真的应该马上就走。
与时间有关的英语名言
The inaudible and noiseless foot of Time.
时间的不可听见的无声脚步。——莎士比亚
No hand can make the clock strike for me the hours that are passed.
光阴如流水，一去不复返。——拜伦
Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time; a man of talent tries touse it.
普通人只想到如何度过时间，有才能的人设法利用时间。 ——叔本华
We always have time enough, if we will but use it aright.
只要我们能善用时间，就永远不愁时间不够用。 ——歌德
The real agile is a valuable thing. Because time is a measure of business, such as money is a measure of the goods.
真正的敏捷是一件很有价值的事。因为时间是衡量事业的标准，如金钱是衡量货物的标准。——弗·培根返回搜狐，查看更多
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