lightning-quick
2
4.2
- adjective
- /ˈlaɪt.nɪŋ kwɪk/
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relámpago
- Thanks for the lightning-quick response, Chris.
- lightning-quick reflexes
- lightning-quick speed
- lightning-quick decision
Examples
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PROCESSOR: The iPhone 5, no exaggeration, is lightning quick.
Blog text (1) -
That got their attention apparently, because in lightning-quick fashion a meeting was scheduled.
Blog text (19) -
Bridge Credit Solutions prides itself on lightning quick turn around time.
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But they are no match for Basil's lightning-quick reflexes.
Fiction book (1999) -
The comet fragment approaches with the lightning-quick speed of 60 kilometers per second.
Academic text (1994) -
The athlete displayed a lightning-quick response to the starting gun, leaving his competitors behind.
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Her lightning-quick reflexes allowed her to catch the falling glass before it hit the ground.
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The software provided lightning-quick results, making data analysis much more efficient.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
Moving or happening quickly
295
1.3
Happening very quickly
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
70
1.8
Moving or happening very quickly with little delay
35
5.1
Happening right away without any delay
6
3.6
Happening or moving very quickly
1
3.2
Moving or working much faster than usual
Happening or done extremely fast
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lightning-quick joins lightning (the bright, very fast flash you see in a storm) and quick ('fast'). So it creates the image of something moving at the speed of lightning and means 'extremely fast'.