The phrase "a lightning decision" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a decision made very quickly or with great speed.
Example: "In the heat of the moment, she made a lightning decision to accept the job offer without hesitation."
Alternatives: "a snap decision" or "a quick decision".
The exhibit features a broad range of artworks, from VR film Perspectives 2: The Misdemeanor, which, according to Wells, "[puts] us in the shoes of a young black man caught in a fatal police encounter," to video game The First Person Shooter Task, which finds the player in the position of a police officer who must make a lightning quick decision whether or not to use his weapon.
As Smith describes in Playing Hard Ball, the chief difficulty he encountered was dismantling the high elbow position and controlled play that mark the classiest cricketers, then using the basic building blocks – depth perception, lightning decision-making and timing – to create an explosive new baseball swing.
Months of building frustration found a lightning rod in the recent decision of the city council to award its chief executive a $68,000£35,00000) pay rise – a decision that in the circumstances "bordered on wilful ignorance", according to the Christchurch Press.
The decision made him a lightning rod not just for protest, but for the anger of rogue militias.
Fielder, a first baseman who walloped 50 home runs last season, has become more than the face of the young and improving Milwaukee Brewers — he has become a lightning rod for his off-season decision to spurn meat and fish, including the bratwurst that tailgating Milwaukee fans hold so dear.
Introduced in January, the bill immediately became a lightning rod because it so dramatically upended local control over housing and development decisions.
Sometimes a lightning bolt is just a lightning bolt.
