light speed
or light·speed
Physics, Optics. speed of light (def. 1).
an extremely fast rate: The rumor circulated at light speed around the town.
very fast: Her best time in the race is a lightspeed 8.7 seconds.
Origin of light speed
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How to use light speed in a sentence
Memes that ridiculed political leaders and the Hong Kong Police Force shot through fiber optic cables at light speed.
And today, cash zips around the world at light speed at all hours of the day.
Hurricane Sandy Grinds the Global Money Engine to a Halt | Alex Klein, Matthew Zeitlin | October 29, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTAn inter-system Empire is hard to maintain, even with ships that approach light speed.
The Variable Man | Philip K. DickAs you know, that object diminished in length and gained in mass as it moved toward light speed.
The Variable Man | Philip K. DickThis was the first instance I had heard of encountering an object at hyper light speed.
Greylorn | John Keith Laumer
Again a tiny ship entered Thett's far-flung atmosphere, and slowed to less than a light speed, and sent its signal call ahead.
Invaders from the Infinite | John Wood CampbellEither the standard, multiple light-speed overdrive could be used, or the newer and vastly slower one, but not both together.
Talents, Incorporated | William Fitzgerald Jenkins
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