quick as a flash
English edit
Alternative forms edit
- as quick as a flash (adjective)
Etymology edit
In allusion to the rapidity of flashes of lightning.
Pronunciation edit
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Adjective edit
quick as a flash (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quick.
- Synonyms: fulgurant, fast as lightning, lightning fast, lightning-quick, in a flash
Adverb edit
quick as a flash (not comparable)
- (idiomatic, simile) Extremely quickly.
- Synonyms: lightning fast, in a flash, lightningly
Translations edit
extremely quickly
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