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(adj)
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
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Quick; acting without delay.
Done in a hurry; rushed.
Quick and light in movement or action.
Vigorous; lively; cheerful; sprightly.
Easily excited.
(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
(adv)
In a prompt manner.
Prepared for immediate action or use.
Of high or especially quick cognitive capacity, bright.
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
Having the power or quality of acting; causing change; communicating action or motion; acting;—opposed to passive, that receives.
That flies or can fly.
Extending into the distance in a straight line.
In a swift manner; quickly; with quick motion or velocity; fleetly.
With speed; in a rapid manner.
Very swift or quick.
taking effect quickly
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
In a speedy or fast manner.
Fast; quick; rapid.
(of a series of questions, etc.) Delivered in a rapid continuous stream.
Moving rapidly.
(n)
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
Moving or changing rapidly.
Quickly.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
Arranged, executed or dispatched quickly or more efficiently.
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
In an expeditious manner, quickly.
That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
An act of acceleration.
(v)
(intransitive) To do things quickly.
(informal) Rapid and without delay.
Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
Acting too quickly without considering the consequences and risks; not careful; hasty.
(informal) To work.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Rushing forward without restraint.
In a liquid state; melted or molten.
Steep, like a precipice
With great haste, with a sense of urgency, because it is very important.
Requiring immediate attention.
A simple litter designed to carry a sick, injured, or dead person.
Hasty or superficial.
Alternative spelling of fast track. [To progress something with unusual rapidity.]
A quick breaking or cracking sound or the action of producing such a sound.
(intransitive) To change place or posture; to go, in any manner, from one place or position to another.
(British, Australia and New Zealand, slang) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
Physically elevated, extending above a base or average level:
Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.
(cricket) Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
Full of liveliness and activity; characterized by quickness of motion or action.
Of short duration; happening quickly.
Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
(transitive) To turn (one's eyes or look) at something, often briefly.
In a short or brief time or manner; quickly.
That reduces the time needed to perform a task, especially by using a shorter route or a more efficient method.
(informal, weather) Rather cold.
(manner) At a slow pace.
A very short period of time; a moment.
Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
Occurring, arising, or functioning without any delay; happening within an imperceptibly brief period of time.
Initialism of as soon as possible. [As soon as is possible; at one's earliest convenience; at the earliest possible time.]
In an immediate manner; instantly or without delay.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
(medicine) With no delay; at once.
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
Without impediment, easily.
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
The state of being timely.
Alternative form of timesaving. [That reduces the time needed to perform a task, especially by using a shorter route or a more efficient method.]
Requiring little skill or effort.
Emitting much light; visually dazzling; luminous, lucent, radiant.
(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
Short in length of time from the present.
(especially of a woman) Fairly short and of slim build.
Sticky; tenacious, as glutinous substances.
Not large or big; insignificant; few in number.
(idiomatic) Extemporaneous; without prior preparation; spontaneous; impromptu.
(now uncommon, of size) Petite: small, little.
Shortened; made briefer.
Small in size.
rather.
Present; current.
Brief and to the point.
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Cut or shortened, especially of a literary work.
A fawning, servile follower.
(conjunctive) Regardless; anyhow.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
Without difficulty.
Alternative form of aide-mémoire. [A memory aid; a reminder or memorandum, especially a book or document serving this purpose.]
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
An event that appears inexplicable by the laws of nature and so is held to be supernatural in origin.