as in quickly
with great speed
the scared dog ran lickety-split for home
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Recent Examples of lickety-split
Self-serve kiosks now allow people who prefer lickety-split transactions to simply scan a QR code, drop their package or unboxed return item, and leave.
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Heather Newman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Initially priced at $9.25 million, the price was lickety-split dropped to $8.75 million.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Thankfully, the accelerator isn’t overly sensitive, because pinning it rockets the MoonBike to its 26-mph claimed top speed lickety-split.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2023
Heather Newman, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Initially priced at $9.25 million, the price was lickety-split dropped to $8.75 million.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 6 Oct. 2023
In the handful of years between the end of World War I and the 1929 stock market crash, Los Angeles became, lickety-split, the aviation capital of the nation.
—Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2023
Thankfully, the accelerator isn’t overly sensitive, because pinning it rockets the MoonBike to its 26-mph claimed top speed lickety-split.
—Eric Stafford, Car and Driver, 17 Apr. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lickety-split
Adverb
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There are now 20 times more selection that can be delivered twice as fast since Amazon Prime started in 2005, said Ghani.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA TODAY,
4 Feb. 2025
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In This Story: What makes hair grow faster? Do hair growth masks actually work?—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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The weekend’s roll of maddening moves came quicker than most could handle.—
Philip Elliott,
TIME,
3 Feb. 2025
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Catch up quick: Abbott last year spent millions to oust 11 Republican lawmakers who voted against school vouchers.—
Nicole Cobler,
Axios,
2 Feb. 2025
Adverb
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Republican state lawmakers moved swiftly last week, holding an hour-long hearing on Wednesday over a bill that would ban state agencies from spending money on diversity programs, staff or other initiatives.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2025
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The Rally called to end the emergency, and was swiftly punished; one of the coalition leaders spent eighteen years in solitary confinement.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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The apartment, now set for a full renovation, will soon be updated with modern touches before being rented out again.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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Flight lands soon At Reagan National Airport, Hamaad Raza received a text message from his wife: The flight was about 20 minutes from touching down.—
Ray Sanchez and Chelsea Bailey,
CNN,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Lickety-split.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lickety-split. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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