lickety split
Fast as possible
Lickety-split means very fast, at top speed: She finished the assignment lickety-split.
The word is informal and somewhat old-fashioned, with a playful sound that suits casual speech.
Get over here lickety-split!
- ASAPUrgently, in shorthand
- chop-chopUrgent command for speed
- hurry upCommand to accelerate
- prontoWithout any delay
- make it snappyDemand for haste
fast · skedaddle · on the double · double time · in a flash · hustle · in no time · in two shakes · snap to it · swift · in a jiffy · in a trice · rapid · zoom · in a heartbeat · shake a leg · quick · zippy
- Speed Expressionsin a flash, quick as a flash, in no time, like lightning, quick as lightning
speed/pace
lickety splitslowly
At reduced speed
leisurely · sluggishly · unhurriedly · at a snail's pace · gradually
split, lick, quickly, licking, splitting, licked, licks, splits, splitter