How to Use in record time in a Sentence

in record time

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  • Harris quickly replaced Biden on the ticket and wiped out Trump's polling lead in record time.
    — Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 11 Sep. 2024
  • So go ahead, flip that bait out and get it back in record time.
    — Pete Robins, Field & Stream, 3 May 2023
  • Lehman said her mom drove her back home in record time to be back with the kids.
    — David Williams, CNN, 31 Oct. 2022
  • This can cause leaves to start shedding in record time.
    — Janet B. Carson, arkansasonline.com, 11 Dec. 2023
  • This dude went from beloved to burger in record time, no?
    — Vulture, 1 June 2023
  • 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
  • The program led to a historic drop in child poverty, in record time.
    — Michael Tubbs, Time, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Made in record time, the foundation for the vaccine was laid many years ago.
    — Lara Marks, Quartz, 1 Sep. 2021
  • This recipe is ready in record time and equally good for lunch or dinner.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Wow, these two went from meeting to making out in record time.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 7 July 2023
  • Sydney reads everything, by the way, and in record time.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But who will manage to abstain from hooking up, and who will break the rules in record time?
    — Amy MacKelden, ELLE, 8 Dec. 2022
  • Service is leisurely, so don't expect to be in and out in record time.
    — Bahar Anooshahr, The Arizona Republic, 1 July 2024
  • Put your faith in yourself and your ability to do things in record time.
    — Eugenia Last, The Mercury News, 2 June 2024
  • Our team set up the tree in record time, and the pieces fit together seamlessly.
    — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Nov. 2023
  • As his clothes start burning, Thomas raced against the flames in order to finish the puzzle toy in record time.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 25 June 2023
  • The global health community rushed to identify the strain of the virus, and was able to do so in record time.
    — Annalisa Merelli, Quartz, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Cream of mushroom soup helps the filling come together in record time.
    — Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2023
  • The Covid question The world rallied to develop Covid-19 vaccines in record time.
    — Andrew Joseph, STAT, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Tickets went on sale Thursday morning, but sold out in record time.
    — Anthony Gharib, USA TODAY, 3 Aug. 2023
  • Samsung Samsung is getting Android 14 out the door in record time.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Humans will still have to package the analysis up to extract the most valuable insights but AI will get you 85% of the way there in record time.
    — Mark Penn, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • That probably means players won’t be able to zoom through Lake of Shadows in record time anymore.
    — Tom Warren, The Verge, 13 Feb. 2023
  • Life-saving vaccines developed in record time came to the rescue.
    — NBC News, 4 July 2021
  • The genista broom caterpillar had decimated a plant in record time.
    — Arkansas Online, 23 July 2023
  • The couple managed to pull off their dream Carolina wedding in record time, as they got engaged less than three months ago on Aug. 26.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Operation Warp Speed brought effective-enough vaccines to the public in the U.S. in record time.
    — The Editors, National Review, 14 Apr. 2022
  • That’s how many mass shootings have occurred in the US in 2023 – surpassing a disturbing milestone in record time this year.
    — Alexandra Meeks, CNN, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The small update size is probably why companies are getting the new Android release out the door in record time this year.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Owens took his third gold medal running the 200-meter race in record time, ahead of Mack Robinson, the brother of future baseball great Jackie Robinson.
    — Ronald G. Shafer, Washington Post, 21 July 2024

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