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nineteen / ten to the dozen
/naɪntˈiːn tˈɛn tə ðə dˈʌzən/
phrase
in a rapid and nonstop way
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(as) slow as a snail
/æz slˈoʊ æz ɐ snˈeɪl/
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extremely low in speed
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(as) slow as molasses
/æz slˈoʊ æz məlˈæsᵻz/
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very low in speed
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by / in leaps and bounds
/baɪ ɪn lˈiːps ænd bˈaʊndz/
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with very high speed
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fast and furious
/fˈæst ænd fjˈʊɹɪəs/
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in a speedy and intense way
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at lightning speed
/æt lˈaɪtnɪŋ spˈiːd/
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with extremely high speed
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like (greased) lightning
/lˈaɪk ɡɹˈiːsd lˈaɪtnɪŋ/
phrase
in extremely high speed
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like a bat out of hell
/lˈaɪk ɐ bˈæt ˌaʊɾəv hˈɛl/
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with great speed
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like the wind
/lˈaɪk ðə wˈɪnd/
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in a very quick way
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pedal to the metal
/pˈɛdəl tə ðə mˈɛɾəl/
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used to say that a vehicle is driven with great speed
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to run like the wind
/ɹˈʌn lˈaɪk ðə wˈɪnd/
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to run with a lot of speed
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touch and go
/tˈʌtʃ ænd ɡˈoʊ/
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movements or actions that happen with a lot of speed
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like a rat up a drainpipe
/lˈaɪk ɐ ɹˈæt ˌʌp ɐ dɹˈeɪnpaɪp/
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in a manner that is very fast
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hell for leather
/hˈɛl fɔːɹ lˈɛðɚ/
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as soon or fast as one can
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