Meaning: We consumed all the cookies and milk in a short amount of time.
Choice of Words:Quickly means in a short time or at a fast pace.
Alternative Expressions
We devoured the cookies and milk in a flash.
Meaning: This means that we ate all of the cookies and milk very quickly. It's like saying, We ate all the cookies and milk so fast, it was like they disappeared in a flash.
Choice of Words:Devoured means to eat something quickly and greedily. Flash means a very short amount of time.
We inhaled the cookies and milk in record time.
Meaning: This means that we ate all of the cookies and milk in the fastest time possible. It's like saying, We ate all the cookies and milk so fast, we set a new record.
Choice of Words:Inhaled means to breathe in something quickly. Record time means the fastest time ever recorded.