faster than a speeding bullet

faster than a speeding bullet

Extremely fast. The phrase was most famously used to describe Superman in the theme song to Adventures of Superman. You're gonna have to run faster than a speeding bullet to beat this girl—she can maintain a pace that is basically superhuman.
See also: bullet, faster, speeding
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

faster than a speeding bullet

and FTASB
phr. & comp. abb. Very fast. (From the introduction to the old radio program, The Adventures of Superman. Superman was faster than a speeding bullet.) I’ll be there FTASB. I ordered it on Wednesday, and it was on my doorstep, faster than a speeding bullet, the next day.
See also: bullet, faster, speeding
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • FTASB
  • speeding
  • up, up, and away
  • eggs is eggs
  • (as) sure as eggs (is eggs)
  • springes to catch woodcocks
  • Heinz
  • 57
  • one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind
  • from my cold, dead hands
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Comet Catcher
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Sunday morning offering
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Return to the Red Planet; tiny rover set to explore Mars
Gerald Gallagher asks: "Name the Hollywood star who left his shotgun in his will to John Wayne - the same gun that Wayne had accidentally wounded him with years before." Your cheque will be on its way faster than a speeding bullet when I print your verified answer, Gerald.
Slam Sam