JLPT N3 Vocabulary

あっという間（あっというま）

in the blink of an eye

Reading: あっというま
Sino-Vietnamese: gian
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Noun phrase / adverb, usually used as あっという間に終わる (ends in the blink of an eye). Variant: あっと言う間. Close to 一瞬 (a moment) and すぐに, but stresses the feeling that time flew by.

Examples

楽しい休みはあっという間に終わってしまった。The fun vacation was over in the blink of an eye.
人気のチケットはあっという間に売り切れた。The popular tickets sold out in no time.

Easily confused with

一瞬
たちまち
すぐに

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すぐにngay lập tức🔥 Very frequentTested 5 times (7/2015, 7/2017, 7/2021…)
まさかnever imagined; surely not🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 14 times (12/2021, 7/2023, 12/2023…)100% answer wrong
つまりtức là, nói cách khác🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
うっかりsơ ý, lỡ, lơ đễnh🔥 Very frequentTested 14 times (12/2021, 12/2022, 7/2023…)
ところがthế nhưng, vậy mà🔥 Very frequentTested 11 times (7/2019, 12/2019, 7/2024…)
ぐっすりngủ say, ngủ ngon🔥 Very frequent⚠️ TrickyTested 10 times (12/2018, 12/2020, 12/2024…)86% answer wrong
どうしてもdù thế nào cũng; nhất định🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2024…)
せっかくmất công; hiếm có🔥 Very frequentTested 9 times (7/2022, 12/2022, 7/2023…)

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あっという間（あっというま）

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あっという間（あっというま）

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