lightning-like
Definition
Adjective: Resembling or characteristic of lightning, especially in terms of speed, suddenness, or intensity.
Usage Examples
- (Extremely fast movement.)
- (Incredibly quick reaction time.)
- (A sudden, brilliant burst.)
Advanced Usage
- "with lightning-like speed": used as an adverbial phrase to describe extreme rapidity.
- He solved the puzzle with lightning-like speed. (He solved it incredibly fast.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lightning (n): the natural electrical discharge of very short duration and high voltage between a cloud and the ground or within a cloud.
- Lightning-quick (adj): extremely fast; synonymous with "lightning-like."
- Lightning-fast (adj): very fast; similar in meaning.
Synonyms
- Swift: moving or capable of moving at high speed.
- Rapid: happening in a short time.
- Instantaneous: occurring or done in an instant.
- Sudden: happening or done quickly and unexpectedly.
Related Idioms
- Like lightning: extremely quickly; with great speed.
- He ran like lightning to catch the bus. (He ran extremely fast.)
Phrasal Verbs