as in quickly
with great speed
the scared dog ran lickety-split for home
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Recent Examples of lickety-split
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.
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Heather Newman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Initially priced at $9.25 million, the price was lickety-split dropped to $8.75 million.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
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
Heather Newman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Initially priced at $9.25 million, the price was lickety-split dropped to $8.75 million.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lickety-split
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Read on to check out the best Presidents Day sales for Amazon Prime members, but act fast to snag them before the deals are up.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, two council members — Rodriguez and Traci Park — say the council is not moving fast enough in preparing another 2026 bond measure to build or repair fire stations.—
David Zahniser,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Trump Media became publicly traded last March after merging with a shell company called Digital World Acquisition Corp., an example of what’s called a special purpose acquisition company, or SPAC, which can give young companies quicker and easier routes to getting their shares trading publicly.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
15 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: Leah Barlow, an African American Studies professor at North Carolina A&T State University, created @afamstudies as a resource for her students.—
Analis Bailey,
Axios,
15 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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After the third or fourth shots the bulls turned and trotted swiftly up the slope.—
Tom Stacer,
Outdoor Life,
20 Feb. 2025
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By Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made by History February 20, 2025 7:15 AM EST Donald Trump has moved swiftly to overhaul the government in his first month in office.—
Mallory Hutchings-Tryon / Made by History,
TIME,
20 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Pike soon married again and had a child with her second husband.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
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First Cabin International Hawaii, which will begin taking reservations soon for the spring, will rent 103 pods across three categories.—
Will McGough,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Lickety-split.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lickety-split. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.
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