göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar

Turkish

Alternative forms

  • göz açıp kapayana kadar

Etymology

Literally, “until one opens and closes their eye”.

Pronunciation

  • (This entry needs an audio pronunciation. If you are a native speaker with a microphone, please record this word. The recorded pronunciation will appear here when it's ready.)

Adverb

göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar

  1. (idiomatic) in the blink of an eye
    suçlu göz açıp kapayıncaya kadar kaçmıştı ― the criminal escaped in the blink of an eye

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.