lightning speed

Example Sentences

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Some will be able to come back more quickly than others, but this doesn’t happen with lightning speed.

From Barron's • Mar. 10, 2026

“November to January is lightning speed for the court to hear and publish a major opinion,” Christensen said.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 14, 2026

An August Virgo with no agent and an ability to respond to emails at lightning speed, Egypt has been doing his own booking for years.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

In a federal lawsuit, he laid out a group of companies that moved his goods from one seller to another with lightning speed before the goods appeared online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 6, 2025

The centaur’s fingers prodded the keyboard with lightning speed.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer