in two shakes
In a moment
In two shakes means very soon or very quickly.
The full expression is in two shakes of a lamb's tail, referencing how rapidly a lamb can wag its tail.
The shortened form is more common in casual speech: I'll be there in two shakes.
It conveys immediacy without urgency—a friendly way to say something will happen almost instantly.
- quicklyAt high speed
- lickety-splitExtremely fast, immediately
- immediatelyWithout any pause
- promptlyWithout hesitation or delay
- rapidlyAt high velocity
briskly · in a flash · in the blink of an eye · swiftly · quick as lightning · fleetly · on the double · in the wink of an eye · in a jiffy · chop-chop · make it snappy · in a trice · instantaneously · speedily · in a heartbeat · shortly · pronto · in no time
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, lickety-split, lickety split
- suddennesssudden, suddenly, abrupt, abruptly, instant
in two shakeseventually
At a later time
in the long run · at a snail's pace · in due time · sooner or later · when hell freezes over
shakes, shake, shaken, shaker, shaking, shaky, shakily, shakiness, twos