lightning quick

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lightning quick

(hyphenated if used before a noun) Incredibly fast; too quick to keep up with. Did you see that martial arts expert? His kicks were lightning quick! My brother has a lightning-quick wit.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Leela	-	Indian, Hindi, Telugu, Kannada, Tamil, Malayalam
Twila	TWIE-lə	English
Harriet	HER-ee-ət, HAR-ee-ət	English
Eliezer	el-ie-EE-zər (English)	Biblical, Hebrew, Biblical Latin, Biblical Greek
Dipa	-	Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayalam, Tamil
Kallistrate	-	Ancient Greek