like (greased) lightning

/lˈaɪk ɡɹˈiːsd lˈaɪtnɪŋ/

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in extremely high speed

Examples

1. He said he was walking in a park in Budapest with a friend when suddenly the idea of rotating magnetic fields came to him like lightning so, he drew it in the dust.

2. Individual silicon molecules then combine with oxygen from the air to form silicon dioxide, which releases the energy that causes the ball to glow like lightning.

3. Ball lightning might look like lightning without thunder, but what about the opposite: thunder without lightning?

4. As soon as the owner appeared, the boy ran like greased lightning.