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(adj)
Proceeding with or characterized by high speed; rapid.
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(dated) Firmly or securely fixed in place; stable.
(adv)
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
In a speedy or fast manner.
(n)
speed, swiftness; the condition of being rapid
The state of being swift.
Fast; quick; rapid.
taking effect quickly
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast.
Rapidly; with speed; fast; with expedition.
Speed; swiftness; dispatch.
The state of moving quickly or the capacity for rapid motion.
(of a series of questions, etc.) Delivered in a rapid continuous stream.
Moving rapidly.
Fast, prompt, speedy.
Moving or changing rapidly.
Quick; acting without delay.
The state of being expeditious; celerity, rapidity or speed.
Arranged, executed or dispatched quickly or more efficiently.
In an expeditious manner, quickly.
Moving or progressing faster than is usual.
(v)
(transitive) To cause to move faster; to quicken the motion of; to add to the speed of.
That operates, moves or takes place at a greater than normal speed.
A trip, especially a long one, made by a person or a group of people for a specific purpose.
(intransitive) To do things quickly.
An act of acceleration.
Travelling very fast; moving at speed.
Acting or done in haste; hurried or too quick; speedy due to having little time.
Occurring quickly with little or no warning or expectation; instantly.
Rushing forward without restraint.
Steep, like a precipice
(figurative) Very busy with activity and confusion.
Requiring immediate attention.
Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
Hasty or superficial.
Alternative spelling of fast track. [To progress something with unusual rapidity.]
Alternative form of fastgrowing. [Growing rapidly]
Having run away; escaped; fugitive; fleeting.
(British, Australia and New Zealand, slang) Expensive-looking and demanding attention; stylish; showy.
Pertaining to vertigo (in all its meanings).
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.
Physically strong and active.
Performing with industrious concentration; hard-working and focused.
(loosely) Possessing power, might, or strength.
Rapidly, abruptly.
Having a texture that lacks friction. Not rough.
Having a strong or far-reaching effect; extreme, severe.
(informal, weather) Rather cold.
That reduces the time needed to perform a task, especially by using a shorter route or a more efficient method.
Taking a long time to move or go a short distance, or to perform an action; not quick in motion; proceeding at a low speed.
A very short period of time; a moment.
Happening right away, instantly, with no delay.
In a prompt manner.
Prepared for immediate action or use.
Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute.
Intense; sensitive; sharp.
The habit or characteristic of doing things without delay.
Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
Suitable to effect some desired end or the purpose intended.
Tending to make one (actually or metaphorically) dizzy or confused, as of great speed or height.
Done at the proper time or within the proper time limits; prompt.
Making good, thorough, or careful use of resources; not consuming extra. Especially, making good use of time or energy.
Tending to stick; able to adhere via the drying of a viscous substance.
The state of being timely.
Requiring little skill or effort.
Held continuously at a certain level.
Alternative form of timesaving. [That reduces the time needed to perform a task, especially by using a shorter route or a more efficient method.]
(colloquial) Very remarkable; highly extraordinary; amazing.
Answering, replying or responding
(manner) In a brief manner, summarily.
Short in length of time from the present.
Terminating in a point or edge, especially one that can cut or pierce easily; not dull, obtuse, or rounded.
Of or relating to the drama.
Proceeding without deviation or interruption.
Arriving a time before expected; sooner than on time.
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
(Canada, parts of the US, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Philippines) Synonym of freeway.
Experiencing a period of prosperity, or rapid economic growth.
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
Of a near-vertical gradient; of a slope, surface, curve, etc. that proceeds upward at an angle near vertical.
Favoring fundamental change, or change at the root cause of a matter.
A swift, shallow part of a stream causing broken water.
(not comparable) Moving or operating quickly, as a train not making local stops.
Rapid and minimal.
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.
(uncountable) The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as opposed to retardation or deceleration.
(postpositive) Used in the names of foodstuffs, especially beverages, to indicate a version with no calories
Abbreviation of parallel. [Equally distant from one another at all points.]
(by extension) Like a meteor in speed, brilliance, or ephemeralness.
Unrestrained or unchecked, usually in a negative manner.
Initialism of out-of-body experience or out-of-the-body experience.