in record time

idiom

: in the least amount of time ever
He finished in record time.

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“In record time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20record%20time. Accessed 6 Dec. 2022.

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