lickety-split

(likə tē split)

adverb

Informal at great speed

Origin: fanciful formation based on lick,

See lickety-split in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
Informal
With great speed.

Origin:

Origin: lickety, very fast

Origin: , alteration of lick, fast (dialectal)

Origin: + split

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