greased lightning
Impossibly fast movement
Greased lightning is something extremely fast—lightning made even faster by lubrication.
The phrase appears almost exclusively in comparisons: He took off like greased lightning.
It emphasizes speed beyond ordinary quickness, often describing sudden movement or departure.
- superspeedExtraordinary quickness beyond normal
- high speedRapid rate of motion
- racecarHigh-speed competition vehicle
- drag raceBrief high-speed vehicle competition
- frictionlessHaving no resistance
effortless · car · John Travolta · Olivia Newton-John · musical number · bolt · streamlined · burning rubber · pedal to the metal · turbocharged · lickety-split · rapid · fast · racing · quick · electrical discharge · fulminant · swift
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, lickety-split, lickety split
efficiency/smoothness
greased lightninggrinding halt
Abrupt, complete cessation
stuck in mud · stuck in the mud · bogged down · mired · stalled
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