in record time

idiom

: in the least amount of time ever
He finished in record time.

Examples of in record time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Metro Boomin’s April 30 concert at the Kundalini Grand Pyramids venue sold out in record time, whereby Live Nation, the organizer, announced a second night in his routing through the Middle East (including a show in Abu Dhabi’s BRED Festival). Maha Elnabawi, Billboard, 15 May 2024 The rest is vaccine history: Graham’s work led to the first mRNA vaccines against COVID-19, which were developed in record time, and, in 2023, to the first vaccine against RSV. TIME, 2 May 2024 With generative AI, Autodesk’s products now allow users to test new materials, design scenarios, and other tasks in record time. Diane Brady, Fortune, 12 Apr. 2024 So the equipment came to the loading dock in October, and it was assembled into a computer and then tested in record time. IEEE Spectrum, 20 Mar. 2024 Sydney reads everything, by the way, and in record time. Meredith Woerner, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024 With Donald Trump tightening his grip on the Republican presidential nomination in record time, political speculation is moving on to the next big question. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 The doggedness that had gotten me through spinal rehabilitation in record time was repurposed. Sophie Morgan, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 Feb. 2024 Trump is poised to be the standard-bearer for the GOP for the third time in as many elections, and in record time. Susan Page, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024

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“In record time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20record%20time. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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