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Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
(idiomatic) Brief, fleeting, or subtle; so quick or small that it is easy to overlook if one is not paying close attention..
The famous actor's blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in the short film is little known.
The blink-and-you-miss-it town is located between two major highways.
Now, driving down the shadowy street, appreciating its early-morning peace and quiet, she reached down to the truck's cup holder and picked up the mug of hot coffee, Utopia was one of those blink-and-you-miss-it towns, on a road that didn't go much of anywhere.
Use blink-and-you-miss-it when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Blink-and-you-miss-it means (idiomatic) Brief, fleeting, or subtle; so quick or small that it is easy to overlook if one is not paying close attention..
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
The famous actor's blink-and-you-miss-it appearance in the short film is little known.
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