What kind of literary device is "the speed of light?" #idioms [closed]

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He flew at the speed of light or the speed of sound.


No one can actually fly (under normal conditions) at the speed of sound, let alone at the speed of light, so the sentence contains a hyperbole or exaggeration.

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