blue streak

ADJECTIVE

fast

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agile brisk hot nimble quick rapid swift

STRONG

accelerated active dashing electric flashing fleet fleeting flying hurried racing ready snap split-second winged

WEAK

PDQ breakneck double-time expeditious expeditive hairtrigger hasty hypersonic in a jiffy in nothing flat lickety split like a bat out of hell like all get out like crazy like mad on the double posthaste presto pronto screamin' snappy speedball supersonic velocious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

clumsy slow

STRONG

dull

WEAK

plodding tardy unhurried

Example Sentences

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Women everywhere have many reasons to curse a blue streak.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2024

That means swearing a blue streak, the way he does, or trying to out-do someone or impress them.

From BBC • Mar. 9, 2022

We know and love her as Old Christine; forgive us for being shocked to see her with a sexy blue streak in her hair.

From Slate • Apr. 16, 2021

What makes it worse is that right up until Christmas Eve restaurants have been burning a blue streak since Labor Day.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2019

I talked a blue streak to keep from turning tail and running back to our safe house.

From "Girls Like Us" by Gail Giles