swift as an arrow

*swift as an arrow

and *swift as the wind; *swift as thought

very fast. (*Also: as ~.) The new intercity train is swift as an arrow. You won't have to wait for me long; I'll be there, swift as thought.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Traudl	-	German
Norberto	nor-BER-to (Spanish, Italian)	Spanish, Portuguese, Italian
Kenton	['kentn]
Uinseann	-	Irish
Lilias	-	Scottish
Elihu	i-LIE-hyoo (English), ee-LIE-hyoo (English)	Biblical, Biblical Hebrew, English (Archaic)