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Antonyms for lickety split
| Grammar : Adj, adv |
| Spell : lik-i-tee-split |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪk ɪ tiˈsplɪt |
Definition of lickety split
Origin :- 1852, American English (earlier lickety-cut, lickety-click, and simply licketie, 1817), from lick (n.1) in dialectal sense "very fast sprint in a race" (1809) on the notion of a "lick" as a fast thing (cf. blink).
- As in lickety-split : adj very fast
- As in fast : adj speedy
- As in on the double : adv very quickly
- As in posthaste : adv fast
- As in promptly : adv immediately
- As in quickly : adv fast
- As in rapidly : adv very quickly
- As in soon : adv in the near future
- As in flat-out : adv at top speed
- As in hastily : adv with great speed
Synonyms for lickety split
- accelerated
- active
- agile
- agilely
- all the way
- all-out
- anon
- any minute now
- apace
- at a good clip
- at once
- at speed
- before long
- betimes
- blue streak
- breakneck
- brisk
- briskly
- by and by
- carelessly
- chop chop
- chop-chop
- coming down the pike
- dashing
- directly
- double-quick
- double-time
- early
- electric
- ere long
- expeditious
- expeditiously
- expeditive
- fast
- flashing
- flat out
- flat-out
- fleet
- fleeting
- fleetly
- flying
- for all one's worth
- forthwith
- full blast
- full tilt
- hairtrigger
- hastily
- hasty
- head over heels
- headlong
- heedlessly
- hot
- hurried
- hurriedly
- hypersonic
- immediately
- impetuously
- impulsively
- in a flash
- in a hurry
- in a jiffy
- in a little while
- in a minute
- in a rush
- in a second
- in a short time
- in double time
- in due time
- in full gallop
- in haste
- in high gear
- in nothing flat
- in short order
- in time
- instantaneously
- instantly
- jiffy
- lickety split
- lickety-split
- like a bat out of hell
- like a flash
- like a shot
- like all get out
- like crazy
- like greased lightning
- like mad
- like wildfire
- nimble
- nimbly
- now
- on spur of the moment
- on the dot
- on the double
- on time
- PDQ
- pell-mell
- posthaste
- precipitately
- prematurely
- presently
- presto
- promptly
- pronto
- punctually
- quick
- quickly
- racing
- rapid
- rapidly
- rashly
- ready
- recklessly
- right away
- screamin'
- sharp
- short
- shortly
- snap
- snappily
- snappy
- speed
- speedball
- speedily
- speedy
- straightaway
- subito
- suddenly
- supersonic
- swift
- swiftly
- the whole nine yards
- thoughtlessly
- to the max
- too quickly
- unhesitatingly
- unpremeditatedly
- unrestrainedly
- velocious
- wide open
- winged
- with dispatch
- without reservation
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