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The phrase "gone in a flash" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that happens very quickly or unexpectedly. Example: "The fireworks display was so beautiful, but it was gone in a flash, leaving us wanting more."
Idiom
In a flash.
If something happens in a flash, it happens very quickly indeed.
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Gone in a flash.
Three break points gone in a flash.
"Everything is gone in a flash.
Or she'll be gone in a flash.
"Gone in a Flash" was a particular favourite.
It is a weird moment, good while it lasts and gone in a flash.
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He was less than a year out of high school and attending the State University of New York's Purchase College when he landed his first important role, a supporting part on a gone-in-a-flash television series called "Crackers".
This one just went in a flash.
"Life goes in a flash," he told me.
It was the decisive moment, and it came and went in a flash.
But that burst of significance came and went in a flash.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
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