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lickety-split

[lik-i-tee-split] / ˈlɪk ɪ tiˈsplɪt /
ADJECTIVE
very fast
Synonyms
WEAK
fast jiffy quickly rapidly speed swiftly
Antonyms
WEAK
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A former child prodigy on the mandolin, Hull opened the evening flexing her Berklee-trained chops in a series of lickety-split bluegrass numbers that got early arrivers whistling with approval.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2025

Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace could have supplied us, lickety-split.

From Salon • Dec. 6, 2024

You then proceeded to get on your back halfway off the curb on the parking strip, quickly and efficiently changed my tire and I was on my way lickety-split.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 10, 2023

Marshal, with lickety-split wit: “Some would say infamous.”

From Washington Post • Jul. 14, 2022

“We saw them! They rode lickety-split right past us,” Randy exclaimed, helping her up.

From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper