Laura 'didn't (even) blink' [=did not seem surprised or upset at all] when I told her that the car was gone.
When threatened, the government 'blinked' [='gave in'] and agreed to move the missiles.
He became famous, and then, 'in the blink of an eye', he was forgotten.
(..) I can muzzle you if you like. Take away the suffering, really quick and easy ... ...no one has to know that you give up. I do that. All you gotta to do is blink ... ...if you want me to do that. Save your boy and blink. You just have to blink. Yeah. Oh yes! (..)2015 The Revenant
(..) would summon. But he would not listen. You are just like him. Stay here if you will... ...and rot. A hundred years is a mere blink... ...in the life of an Elf. I'm patient. I can wait. Did he offer you a deal? He did. (..)2013 The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
(..) from that delousing shit. And when they put you in that cell... ...and those bars slam home... ...that's when you know it's for real. Old life blown away in the blink of an eye. Nothing left but all the time in the world to think about it. Most new fish come close to madness the first night. (..)1994 The Shawshank Redemption