The phrase "a bit of zip" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe something that has a little excitement, energy, or liveliness.
Example: "The presentation was good, but it could use a bit of zip to keep the audience engaged."
Alternatives: "a touch of energy" or "a dash of excitement".
Fellow judge and ex-MP Chris Mullin likes something with a "bit of zip".
I'm still happy with the power I made in the sprint but I'm lacking a bit of zip".
The warm water's excellent for snorkelling and surfing, and for adventure they could try a tree-top canopy tour and a bit of zip lining!
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The pitch does seem to have a bit of zip in it, Anderson's first three balls nipping through at decent height but Fulton gets off the mark with a push through midwicket.
Swann has not bowled as badly as the figures suggest in this series, but maybe a bit of zip was missing – and a few successful stumpings would have helped.
Adding a bit of energy corresponds to allowing skateboarders to zip up and down the sides.
He continued: "I've had 18 months of playing non-stop without much rest so I lost a bit of that zip about me, with everything in life.
The series is now beginning to resemble the Christopher Reeve Superman movies at their later sequel stage: a fair bit of zip, and some terrific-looking Manhattan streetscape battle scenes, but no satisfyingly unified story, and muddied by the fact that the love interest now knows the hero's secret identity.
Martin (Boyle) came in and gave us a little bit of zip in attack.
A bit of glue where the zip tie goes will help keep the string in place.
