Idiom idiom
flying visit
Meaning
A very short visit.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“I can only stay for a flying visit today.”
“My sister is in town for a flying visit, so we are grabbing a quick coffee before she leaves.”
“Despite his demanding schedule, he managed a flying visit to his hometown to attend the ceremony before catching the evening flight.”
Anchors to
- 01
build the plane while flying it
To develop one's approach or strategy to a project while carrying out that project, and not beforehand.
- 02
flying start
An especially good start.
- 03
pay a visit
To visit.
- 04
the Sweeney
[Cockney slang]Flying Squad , a special division of the Metropolitan Police ; used as the title of TV series The Sweeney
Last updated August 10, 2026