说时迟，那时快 meaning in English
quicker than words can tell; in a twinkling; before you can say knife; before one knows where he is; at a snap; the very moment
Examples
- Quicker than we can say it, the whole party were over the fence, making with all speed for the rocks .
说时迟，那时快，一行人早已翻过篱笆，飞也似地往山上跑去。 - Why, press, the moment they'd try to jump any of those ranches around here, they have six hundred rifles cracking at them as quick as how-do-you-do .
说真的，普瑞斯，只等他们来强占这一带随便哪个农庄，说时迟，那时快，它们马上就会挨到六百枝来复枪噼噼啪啪地朝他们射去。 - He was about to mount it when faithful johannes pushed in front of him , quickly jumped onto the horse , drew the gun from its saddlebag , and shot the horse
说完就要去上马。说时迟，那时快，忠实的约翰抢在他之前骑上马，抽出匕首把马杀死了。 - Quick as thought , i sprang into the mizzen shrouds , rattled up hand over hand , and did not draw a breath till i was seated on the cross - trees
说时迟，那时快，我一跃身爬上后桅支索的软梯上，两手交替着一节一节向上爬，直爬到桅顶横桁上坐下来，才松了一口气。 - Just at that moment , a thunder like roar came from behind the big tree , and a tall , strong monk jumped out and knocked the cudgel out of hsueh pa ' s hands with a staff
说时迟，那时快，只听见松林后面雷鸣也似一声，一条铁禅杖飞过来，把这水火棍一隔，丢到九霄云外，跳出一个胖大和尚来，喝道： “洒家在林子里听你多时！ ”