in a snap
Without any delay
In a snap means very quickly or without difficulty.
The image is of a finger snap—the briefest possible interval: I can have that report ready in a snap.
Something done in a snap requires minimal time or effort: She solved the puzzle in a snap.
- straightwayInstantly, without hesitation
- right awayWithout pause or delay
- quicklyAt high speed
- at onceWithout any delay
- instantBriefest unit of time
in no time · in two shakes · simple · effortless · easy · easy as pie · no sweat · lickety-split · rapid · seamless · piece of cake · uncomplicated · split-second · prompt · like lightning · swift · fast · in a heartbeat
- Quick wordsinstant, swift, rapid, fast, speedy
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, lickety-split, lickety split
- suddennesssudden, suddenly, abrupt, abruptly, instant
in a snapgradually
In slow stages
slowly · over time · eventually · in due course · at a snail's pace
in a snapwith great difficulty
In a hard manner
painstakingly · laboriously · the hard way · arduously · with difficulty
snap, snapped, snapping, snapper, snappers, snappy, snappier, snappiest, snappily