(VERY) SOON, in a second, in a minute, in a moment, in a trice, in a flash, shortly, any second, any minute (now); N. Amer. momentarily; informal in a sec, in a jiffy, in two shakes (of a lamb's tail), before you can say Jack Robinson; Brit. informal in a tick, in two ticks, in a mo; N. Amer. informal in a snap; dated directly.
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