at lightning speed

idiom

: extremely quickly

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Clerks scan groceries at lightning speed and put them back into your cart. Marcia Greenwood, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 30 Sep. 2025 T-1s seem to go at lightning speed. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025 Building The Future, Responsibly Generative AI is evolving at lightning speed, and the supporting infrastructure has to evolve even faster. Wes Cummins, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Equivalent to a cosmic gateway, eclipse portals mark the two-week window where fate accelerates, timelines shift and life-altering events begin to unfold at lightning speed. Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for at lightning speed

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“At lightning speed.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20lightning%20speed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.

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