lightning speed
Noun
Meaning
lightning speed (usually uncountable, plural lightning speeds)
An extremely high speed; great rapidity.
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An initial bill proposed last year by Rep. Eric Pettigrew, D-Seattle, didn’t make it out of committee, but a new one sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, got voted through the House at lightning speed last month.
A little ahead, a black-capped kingfisher swoops down at lightning speed to prey on a fish.
A scorpion will then snatch a cricket (or other insect) with lightning speed as its tail hammers down with paralyzing blows.
He served in a Red Horse Squadron of civil engineers responsible for heavy-duty repairs at lightning speed.
APIs enable companies to securely connect with customers, partners, and employees at lightning speed and at scale.
At lightning speed and with a little over a week for wider review, the Republicans’ bill could influence health care and health insurance of every American.