whiz

4 definitions • 8 examples

to move or do something very fast:

A police car whizzed by, on its way to the accident.

We whizzed through the rehearsal, so that we'd be finished by lunchtime.

Time just whizzes past when you're enjoying yourself.

a person with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular subject:

a computer whiz

He's a whiz at poker.

a person with a very high level of skill or knowledge in a particular area:

Everyone knows at least one computer whiz.

Jo was one of those whiz kids who are millionaires by the time they’re 25.

to move very fast:

He whizzed through the job but made lots of mistakes.