en menos que canta un gallo
التعريفات والمعاني
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Literally, “in less than a rooster sings”.
=== Pronunciation ===
Syllabification: en me‧nos que can‧ta un ga‧llo
=== Adverb ===
en menos que canta un gallo
(idiomatic) in two shakes of a lamb's tail, in a jiffy (very quickly)
Synonym: en un santiamén
=== Further reading ===
“en menos que canta un gallo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025