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Lasting for a very short time

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

At an extremely fast speed

Difficult to remember or describe

Not sustainable

Quick or likely to change consistently

Present participle for to run or rush somewhere in a great hurry

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Adjective

Lasting for a very short time

flash in the pan

here today and gone tomorrow

for the time being

short and sweet

in wink of an eye

short and sharp

here today, gone tomorrow

of short duration

here-today-gone-tomorrow

gone in a heartbeat

over in a heartbeat

rough and ready

rough-and-ready

rough-and-tumble

cobbled together

thrown together

thrown-together

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“A fleeting surge of pride filled her for a second, but it was quickly displaced by disappointment.”

Adjective

Disappearing

on its last legs

breathing your last

not long for this world

on your deathbed

at death's door

with one foot in the grave

at the end of the rope

on your last legs

having one foot in the grave

one foot in the grave

failing rapidly

in the jaws of death

at end of one's rope

one foot in grave

giving up the ghost

becoming extinct

on the point of death

Adjective

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

walking through it

going through the motions

inconsequential

just watching the clock

not giving a damn

undemonstrative

apathetic towards

uninvolved with

unconcerned about

going through motions

could care less

unenthusiastic about

incurious about

nonchalant about

phlegmatic about

unresponsive to

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Adjective

At an extremely fast speed

with good acceleration

dangerously fast

quick as a wink

fast and furious

swift as an arrow

quick on the draw

quick on the trigger

in good condition

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Adjective

Difficult to remember or describe

Adjective

Somewhat small

miniaturized^US

miniaturised^UK

knee-high to a grasshopper

knee high to a grasshopper

with no room to swing a cat

unconsequential

knee high to a gnat

close to the ground

nickel-and-dime

not worth bothering about

invisible to the naked eye

extremely small

barely perceptible

a slip of a …

economic of space

thin on the ground

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Adjective

Not sustainable

Adjective

Quick or likely to change consistently

blowing hot and cold

full of ups and downs

constantly changing

vicissitudinous

subject to change

likely to change

continuously changing

in a state of change

always changing

disorganized^US

disorganised^UK

in fits and starts

all over the place

few and far between

on-again-off-again

on again and off again

catch-as-catch-can

out of the common

all over the map

without purpose

in bits and pieces

thin on the ground

not conscientious

all over the shop

without direction

ill-thought-out

uncharacteristic

out of the ordinary

higgledy-piggledy

all over the lot

once in a blue moon

as scarce as hens' teeth

trial and error

by bits and pieces

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Verb

Present participle for to run or rush somewhere in a great hurry

going hell for leather

barrelling along

getting a move on

getting the lead out

going like the clappers

going like a bat out of hell

putting on some speed

making a run for it

making it snappy

going like lightning

getting cracking

putting your foot down

getting your skates on

going like a bullet

stepping on gas

going like a bomb

covering ground

going like the wind

moving like greased lightning

running like mad

gathering momentum

getting a wiggle on

surging through

turning on steam

chucking it down

making short work of

whipping around

not losing a minute

wasting no time

stepping on the gas

cutting and run

hitting the gas

throwing oneself

launching oneself

making a break for it

making oneself scarce

rattling your dags

putting the pedal to the metal

showing a clean pair of heels

putting pedal to the metal

running like the wind

stepping lively

going at top speed

running very fast

tearing up the miles

going like greased lightning

going at breakneck speed

going like lighting

rushing headlong

putting on a burst of speed

opening the throttle

beating a retreat

showing quickly

passing quickly

heading for the hills

making a quick exit

beating a hasty retreat

taking a powder

flying the coop

shooting through

walking casually

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“The Dartford warbler is an active, inquisitive bird rarely allowing us more than a fleeting glimpse before diving for cover in gorse and heather.”

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