streak
noun
a long, narrow mark, smear, band of color, or the like.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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The Leonids - one of the most prolific annual meteor showers - will be streaking across UK skies in the early hours of Saturday and Sunday.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2023