lickety cut
Definition
Adverb: With great speed or without any delay; very quickly.
Usage
This adverb is used informally to emphasize that an action is done or should be done with extreme haste. It describes the manner in which something is completed.
Examples
- Adverb:
- As soon as the bell rang, the children ran lickety-cut to the playground.
- We need to finish this report lickety-cut before the meeting starts.
- He packed his bags lickety-cut when he heard the news.
Advanced Usage
- "In a lickety-cut manner": A more descriptive, though less common, way to express the same idea.
- The task was completed in a lickety-cut manner, surprising everyone.
Variants and Related Words
- Lickety-split (adverb): A more common variant with identical meaning.
- She drove lickety-split to get to the airport on time.
Synonyms
- Quickly: At a fast speed.
- Promptly: With little or no delay.
- Posthaste: With great speed or immediacy (formal).
- At full tilt: At maximum speed or effort.
Notes on Usage
- Register: "Lickety-cut" is highly informal and playful. It is more common in spoken American English than in formal writing.
- Style: It often conveys a sense of energetic or hurried action and can have a slightly old-fashioned or regional feel. The variant "lickety-split" is more frequently used.
Adverb
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without delay
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she tackled the job lickety-split
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