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
Sakhr	-	Arabic
Geraldine	JER-əl-deen	English
Gordianus	-	Ancient Roman
Philo	-	Ancient Greek (Latinized)
FrÉDÉRic	fre-de-REEK	French
Lidiya	LEE-dee-yah (Russian)	Russian, Bulgarian