lightning-quick

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lightning-quick

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idiomatic, not comparable Incredibly fast. City responded immediately with a lightning-quick counter-attack as the template for the game was set...
Similar: fulgurant, fast as lightning, lightning fast, quick as a flash, in a flash

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@misc{lightning_quick_2026,
  title = {lightning-quick},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lightning-quick},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}