just like that

In a snap

Just like that describes something happening suddenly, effortlessly, or without warning.

It emphasizes the quickness or ease of a change: He quit his job, just like that.

The phrase often carries a note of surprise or disbelief at how simply something occurred: She solved the puzzle just like that.

With a snap of the fingers, it suggests instantaneous transformation.

Related

poof · easily · easy as pie · smooth as butter · naturally · instantly · in the blink of an eye · spontaneously · abracadabra · snap · presto · all of a sudden · casually · thus · before you know it · out of the blue · unexpectedly · abruptly

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Opposites
speed/suddenness

just like thatgradually

In slow stages

slowly · over time · bit by bit · little by little · step by step

effort/ease

just like thatwith great difficulty

In a hard manner

painstakingly · laboriously · the hard way · against all odds

deliberation/planning

just like thatdeliberately

Done with intention

methodically · systematically · calculatedly · strategically

Family

like, just, that, justice, adjust, justify, unjust, justly, justness

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Top 20,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G