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lightspeed progress

lightspeed progress

5.5
Very fast improvement in a project or task
  • noun
translation icon : progreso a la velocidad de la luz
  • The development team made lightspeed progress on the project, finishing weeks ahead of schedule.

Examples

  • With everyone working overtime, we saw lightspeed progress on the construction site.

  • The team made lightspeed progress on the new app.

  • Thanks to new technology, their research is moving at lightspeed progress.

  • Can we achieve lightspeed progress in this project?

  • The development team made lightspeed progress on the project, finishing weeks ahead of schedule.

  • With everyone working overtime, we saw lightspeed progress on the construction site.

  • Thanks to new technology, we are experiencing lightspeed progress in our research and development efforts.

Synonyms

rapid pace
vslightspeed progress
6 2.9

A speed of progress much faster than usual

is about very quick advancement in projects and processes rather than general movement
speed of light
vslightspeed progress
4 4.0

A phrase used to say something happens very fast

is the everyday term for very quick advancement in work and projects
lightspeed
vslightspeed progress
  • Informal
1 4.0

A very fast rate of movement or progress

is used for very rapid advancement especially in projects and processes

Antonyms

stagnation
19 6.8

A period when activity and growth stop, often in business or the economy

slowness
  • Specialized
1 4.3

A condition when a person's ability to think and learn develops less quickly than usual

Surface Forms

lightspeed progress singular
lightspeed progresses plural

Morphology

lightspeed + progress

The meaning 'very rapid advancement' is directly derivable from combining 'lightspeed' (extremely fast) with 'progress' (forward movement or development); the modifier-noun composition transparently yields 'very fast progress'. Although slightly informal, this is a regular compounding pattern and similar fast-speed metaphors occur cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both words would understand the phrase.

Etymology

The phrase lightspeed progress creates an image of work moving as fast as light: lightspeed shows extreme speed and progress means moving forward on a task. That's why it means 'very rapid advancement'.