noun
[noncount] :the flashes of light that are produced in the sky during a storm
catch/capture lightning in a bottle
chiefly US :to succeed in a way that is very lucky or unlikely
lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
used to say that a very unusual event is not likely to happen again to the same person or in the same place;
like (greased) lightning
informal :very quickly
adjective
always used before a noun
moving or done very quickly
US