startling speed

Frequency: 4.55.1 per million words

moving or happening at a rate that is surprisingly fast

startlingADJECTIVE + NOUN

Categories:

speed

Examples (10)

  • The project was completed with startling speed, surprising everyone involved.
  • She learned the new language with startling speed, mastering complex grammar in months.
  • The technology is advancing at a startling speed, making yesterday's innovations obsolete.
  • He ran across the field with startling speed, leaving his opponents far behind.
  • The company grew at startling speed in its first year, quickly becoming a market leader.
  • Witnesses described the car disappearing down the road with startling speed after the accident.
  • The news spread with startling speed throughout the community, causing widespread concern.
  • Despite his age, the athlete still moved with startling speed on the tennis court.
  • The internet allows information to travel across continents with startling speed.
  • If we don't adapt to these changes with startling speed, we risk falling behind our competitors.