lickety-split
Example Sentences
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My electric car’s key decided not to be detected, but he knew exactly what to do to make it work and lickety split I was no longer holding up the huge line to get off.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 3, 2022
Just before the conclusion of the formalities, Austin is back working the fence line to move us, lickety split, to the holding pen outside the Oval Office.
From The Guardian • Sep. 27, 2019
Say you're a moisture farmer from Anchor Head, Mos Eisley, or some other wretched hive of scum and villainy, and you need to get to Alderaan lickety split.
From The Verge • Dec. 19, 2015
And, sure enough right after dinner, here comes Mr. Dog, lickety split, to take lessons.
From The Hollow Tree and Deep Woods Book being a new edition in one volume of "The Hollow Tree" and "In The Deep Woods" with several new stories and pictures added by Paine, Albert Bigelow
"Ye-e-e-e-s!" she repeated, and away went B——, lickety split, for the Boston train.
From The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes by Falconbridge
