lightning speed
Faster than thought
Lightning speed is extremely fast movement or action, evoking the near-instantaneous flash of an electrical discharge.
The phrase emphasizes quickness beyond normal expectation: She finished the project with lightning speed.
Often hyphenated when used as a modifier: a lightning-speed response.
- meteoricSwiftly spectacular yet brief
- celerityPromptness of motion
- swiftMoving with speed
- blazingBurning very brightly
- rapidMoving with haste
fleet · zippy · instantaneous · split second · thunderclap · breakneck · zero to sixty · pedal to the metal · acceleration · velocity · expeditious · quick · fast · haste · turbocharge · Usain Bolt · whirlwind · nimble
- superpowerstelekinesis, telepathy, superpower, invisibility, force powers
lightning speedsnail's pace
Extremely slow movement
crawl · standstill · slowness · dead slow · stagnation
lightning speedmeasured pace
Regulated speed of movement
slow and steady · taking one's time · plodding · dawdling · foot-dragging
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