Synonyms of lickety-split

lickety-split

adverb

ˌli-kə-tē-ˈsplit 

as in quickly

with great speed

the scared dog ran lickety-split for home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• quickly
• rapidly
• fast
• quick
• swiftly
• soon
• promptly
• hot
• immediately
• hastily
• double-quick
• briskly
• swift
• in a hurry
• speedily
• presto
• at full tilt
• apace
• like a shot
• in short order
• at full throttle
• like wildfire
• by leaps and bounds
• a mile a minute
• hell-for-leather
• posthaste
• pronto
• chop-chop
• fleetly
• like gangbusters
• abruptly
• snappily
• full tilt
• readily
• recklessly
• impetuously
• impulsively
• vigorously
• rashly
• suddenly
• energetically

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• slowly
• slow
• sluggishly
• leisurely
• deliberately
• lingeringly
• ploddingly
• tardily
• belatedly
• laggardly
• delinquently

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of lickety-split

Mexico had apparently agreed to it, but the deal was derailed by the Mexican-American War, and California lickety-split became a part of the United States. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2025

That means the Neapolitan-style pizzas are served lickety-split and the crust bubbles up extra chewy with tasty, charred edges. — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 15 Feb. 2025

Self-serve kiosks now allow people who prefer lickety-split transactions to simply scan a QR code, drop their package or unboxed return item, and leave. — Heather Newman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024

Thankfully, the accelerator isn’t overly sensitive, because pinning it rockets the MoonBike to its 26-mph claimed top speed lickety-split. — Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2023