宙ちゅうを飛とぶ

expression, godan verb (-bu)

fly through the air

Describes something moving through the air, often with a sense of lightness or soaring.

• 鳥とりが宙ちゅうを飛とんでいる。

  A bird is flying through the air.

expression, godan verb (-bu)

run so fast one's feet barely touch the ground

Figurative use emphasizing extreme speed, as if the runner is almost flying.

• 彼かれは宙ちゅうを飛とぶように走はしった。

  He ran as if flying through the air.