How to Use at lightning speed in a Sentence

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• Chien swoops his arm down at lightning speed for a quick save.
  — Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• T-1s seem to go at lightning speed.
  — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
• The bold gray one jumps in the bin and rolls around at lightning speed.
  — Jackson Landers, SPIN, 8 June 2023
• For one, it was pushed through the Senate at lightning speed.
  — Sarah Bowman, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Mar. 2021
• Late revisions are sent to a cue-card crew, who write new cards at lightning speed.
  — Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
• Things can change at lightning speed, though, in college football today.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Nov. 2023
• The videos were posted and reposted at lightning speed.
  — Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
• Turning banking on its head and doing it at lightning speed, both in terms of reach and products.
  — Kjartan Rist, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2025
• But the process is slow, while the technology is moving at lightning speed.
  — Parmy Olson, Twin Cities, 9 May 2025
• At the same time, our industry is transforming at lightning speed.
  — Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 17 Feb. 2026
• Markets move at lightning speed; regulators, at a snails pace.
  — Roslyn Layton, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2022
• Trends may come and go at lightning speed, but basics deserve more credit for transcending hype.
  — Amber Rambharose, InStyle, 3 Apr. 2026
• Robert Pattinson didn't just rise to fame, he was thrown into stardom at lightning speed.
  — Amanda Curran, Glamour, 20 Jan. 2023
• Of course, the risk is that as AI tools advance at lightning speed, so will the danger to human jobs.
  — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 18 Dec. 2025
• Yet what took centuries in the colonial era is now unfolding at lightning speed in mere days through digital means.
  — Allison Stanger, The Conversation, 7 Feb. 2025
• All of that means that these installations will move at lightning speed compared to how the original pieces went up.
  — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 3 Nov. 2020
• But today, buses and cars fly past, navigating potholes the size of craters at lightning speed.
  — Mary Holland, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2023
• As the last seven months have shown us, policy can change at lightning speed and the way the government looks at things can swing back and forth.
  — Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
• Then there’s the nervous energy of the live show, running to change between scenes, sets being moved at lightning speed.
  — Rachel Dratch, TIME, 12 Feb. 2025
• It was introduced last week and advanced out of committee at lightning speed by a unanimous vote.
  — Makena Kelly, WIRED, 13 Mar. 2024
• Live betting is generally easy here, as the interface is well laid out and updates at lightning speed.
  — Sponsored Content, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2024
• The switching equipment handles millions of packets of data at a time and redirects them at lightning speed.
  — Aldo Svaldi, The Denver Post, 19 Apr. 2024
• Tech is advancing at lightning speed, but that doesn’t mean organizations keep pace.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
• Now, these foundations need some climate-minded reinvention—and at lightning speed.
  — Justin Worland, Time, 5 Aug. 2025
• New and enticing ideas may be popping into your head at lightning speed, providing you with ample paths to success.
  — Chicago Tribune, 21 Oct. 2022
• Given the way Kiffin’s comet has crashed to earth at lightning speed, this is one old acquaintance that should be forgot and never brought to mind.
  — al, 30 Dec. 2022
• Information now travels at lightning speed, which requires businesses to be more agile and adaptable to keep up with the faster pace of change.
  — Jenna Guarneri, Forbes.com, 15 Apr. 2025
• The reputation of the script grew at lightning speed, and in a week Dotan had over 20 meetings with producers.
  — Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Nov. 2024
• Since Fiapoto’s arrest in April, things have proceeded at lightning speed for a murder case.
  — Nate Gartrell, Mercury News, 10 July 2026
• Digital assets have been moving at lightning speed, and many governments are still figuring out the basics.
  — Lissele Pratt, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025