like the wind
Extremely quickly or rapidly. Once it became clear that Tom's ankle was broken, Steve ran like the wind to get a doctor. It was breathtaking watching a drove of feral horses galloping like the wind across the mountains of Wyoming.
*like the wind
Fig. very fast; as fast and easy as the wind. (*Typically: go ~; move ~; run ~.) Emily's sleek new bicycle can really go like the wind. The racehorse ran like the wind, beating its nearest opponent by several lengths.
like the wind
If someone or something runs or moves like the wind, they run or move very quickly. She was a wonderful kid. Ran like the wind on our track team. Out on the water, the boat goes like the wind.