in no time
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1.3
- idiom
- You'll finish your homework and get to play outside in no time.
- in no time at all
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- I could clear A room in no time flat with just one ginormous fart.
- And you'll get beach ready in no time.
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- And it just went to five and a half thousand members in no time at all.
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- Now again, from Friday night to Saturday, they went out, they came back in no time at all.
- According to laws of physics, things shift, and everything better than the present is gone in no time.
- Even if I said, OK, it's spread all over the world in no time today, that's a matter of hours and not of days.
- With just a few clicks, you will be managing orders, printing labels, and getting those products out the door and delivered in no time.
- They went out and came back in no time at all with guilty.
Examples
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I'll be out of here in no time.
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We'll have you at the hospital in no time.
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Um, I should have these ready in no time.
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Well, we can change all that in no time.
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All I have to do is page him, and we should have this fixed in no time.
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You will be out of this bed in no time at all.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'll get you fixed up in no time.
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With just about a straight shot up First Avenue, she was home in no time.
Fiction book (1992) -
You'll be back on track in no time.
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You won't feel a thing; you'll be out of here in no time.
Fiction book (1993)
Synonyms
∞
1.0
At a fast speed or without delay
∞
1.0
At once without waiting
∞
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
915
1.0
Without any delay
310
1.0
Right away without any delay
237
1.0
Immediately without delay
192
2.0
Very quickly, in a short time
103
1.7
After a very short time
32
2.5
Very quickly in a single moment
25
5.6
Happen at once without delay
24
3.3
Very quickly, in almost no time
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
19
3.5
Very quickly without delay
16
3.6
In a very short time
4
7.0
Happens very soon
2
3.0
It happens very quickly with little effort
1
7.0
In a very short time
1
7.2
In a very short time
1
5.0
Happens very quickly
1
8.8
It will happen very soon
1
7.9
In a very short time
Very quickly and in a hurry
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'in no time' is directly derivable from its parts: 'no time' denotes an absence of time, so 'in no time' pragmatically means 'within virtually no time' or 'very soon/quickly.' This compositional logic is straightforward and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows 'in', 'no', and 'time' will very likely infer the correct meaning.
Etymology
In no time may come from the picture of something happening so fast that no time seems to pass between the start and the end. That's why it now means 'very quickly' or 'very soon'.