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
Albertina	ahl-ber-TEE-nah (Italian, German)	Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese
Adelina	ah-de-LEE-nah (Italian), ah-dhe-LEE-nah (Spanish)	Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian, German, Bulgarian, Ancient Germanic (Latinized)
Shakur	-	Arabic
Dwi	-	Indonesian
Yousef	-	Arabic
Ayris	['ɛəris]