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kimonga kanohi

1. in the blink of an eye, very quickly.

Ahakoa i kimonga kanohi noa iho te roa o te rū, pēnei tonu au ka hinga te whare. / Even though the earthquake was over in the blink of any eye, I thought the house was going to topple over.

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Synonyms: tere, wawe, rere, tangetange

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