Meanings
adjectivelightning-quick (not comparable)
- idiomaticnot comparableIncredibly fast.
City responded immediately with a lightning-quick counter-attack as the template for the game was set...
2011 January 5, Jonathan Stevenson, “Arsenal 0 - 0 Man City”, in BBCSynonyms: fulgurant, fast as lightning, lightning fast, quick as a flash, in a flash
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveIncredibly fast.
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lightning-quick. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning-quick
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“lightning-quick.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lightning-quick. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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