cracking
n. B2 Upper Intermediate US //ˈkɹækɪŋ// UK //kɹˈækɪŋ// crack·ing
n. extremely good, exciting, or fast. It is a friendly, casual way to say you really like something or that it is moving along quickly.
n. excellent, impressive, or exceptionally fast. Informal in register; primarily used in British English as a positive intensifier.
We had a cracking time at the party last night.
The team played a cracking game and managed to score three goals in the final ten minutes.
The author maintains a cracking pace throughout the first three chapters, ensuring that the reader is immediately gripped by the unfolding mystery before the plot begins to thicken.
From Middle English crakynge.
Usage
Typically used as an attributive adjective before a noun.