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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

Quick or likely to change consistently

Incapable of being maintained or used over a long period of time

Present participle for to move or progress with great haste

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Adjective

Lasting for a very short time

flash in the pan

here today and gone tomorrow

for the time being

in wink of an eye

short and sweet

fading from view

short and sharp

here today, gone tomorrow

of short duration

here-today-gone-tomorrow

gone in a heartbeat

over in a heartbeat

no longer visible

leaving one's line of sight

going out of sight

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

Carried out without real interest, feeling, or concern

walking through it

going through the motions

inconsequential

undiscriminating

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Adjective

At an extremely fast speed

with good acceleration

quick as a wink

dangerously fast

not to be delayed

fast and furious

without formality

without hesitation

without warning

without discussion

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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

a slip of a …

extremely small

barely perceptible

invisible to the naked eye

economic of space

thin on the ground

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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

on-again-off-again

all over the place

few and far between

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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Adjective

Incapable of being maintained or used over a long period of time

Verb

Present participle for to move or progress with great haste

going like lightning

going hell for leather

barrelling along

getting the lead out

going like the clappers

going like a bat out of hell

getting a move on

putting on some speed

putting your foot down

getting cracking

going like a bullet

going like a bomb

covering ground

going like the wind

getting your skates on

gathering momentum

running like mad

making a run for it

making it snappy

stepping on the gas

chucking it down

surging through

moving like greased lightning

whipping around

wasting no time

not losing a minute

launching oneself

cutting and run

passing quickly

rushing headlong

making oneself scarce

throwing oneself

running like the wind

stepping lively

going like lighting

going at top speed

running very fast

putting on a burst of speed

tearing up the miles

going like greased lightning

going at breakneck speed

running lightly

showing quickly

treading lightly

beating a retreat

heading for the hills

making a quick exit

beating a hasty retreat

making a break for it

taking a powder

showing a clean pair of heels

flying the coop

shooting through

moving suddenly

running round in circles

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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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