like (greased) lightning
idiom
informal
: very quickly
The news traveled across the country like lightning.
moving like greased lightning
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Since sources of spray were likely common on the early Earth, Zare thinks this process could produce far more organic chemicals than potential alternatives like lightning strikes, hydrothermal vents, or impacting comets.
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
This past year, the singer launched a hair-care line, whiskey, and another fragrance at what felt like lightning speed.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
With vegetation desiccated, any spark—from power lines, machinery, or natural causes like lightning—can ignite a fire.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The chapel was so old that creaks shuttered across the floor like lightning.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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Ars Technica, 14 Mar. 2025
This past year, the singer launched a hair-care line, whiskey, and another fragrance at what felt like lightning speed.
—Jihan Forbes, Allure, 10 Jan. 2025
With vegetation desiccated, any spark—from power lines, machinery, or natural causes like lightning—can ignite a fire.
—Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
The chapel was so old that creaks shuttered across the floor like lightning.
—Nicolette Polek, Harper's Magazine, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Like (greased) lightning.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/like%20%28greased%29%20lightning. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
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