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meteorically
adverb
uk /ˌmiː.tiˈɒr.ɪ.kəl.i/ us /ˌmiː.t̬iˈɔːr.ɪ.kəl.i/
in a way that develops very fast and attracts a lot of attention:
rise meteoricallyShe rose meteorically in the jazz world in her 20s.
New office blocks are soaring up on every side, and property prices have risen meteorically.
Australian stocks have risen meteorically in the London markets.
The number of football clubs has been rising meteorically as well.
She has risen meteorically from humble beginnings in a refugee camp, to a student leader in her university.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Fast and rapid
(at) full speed/tilt/peltidiom
apace
as fast as your legs would carry youidiom
as if it is going out of styleidiom
at a rate of knotsidiom
fleet
hypersonic
in the twinkling of an eyeidiom
Jack Robinson
lickety-split
light speed
lightning
prompt
souped-up
speed of light
spread like wildfireidiom
streak
super-express
superfast
wildfire
Related word
meteoric
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