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adj.
simple and fast:
We ate a quick dinner.
adj.
thinks fast:
She has a quick mind.
adj.
hasty:
He is quick to find fault.
Simple Definitions
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In addition to the idioms beginning with QUICK, Also see CUT TO THE QUICK; (QUICK) ON THE UPTAKE.
American Heritage Idioms
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adj. VERBS be, seem We'd better be quick. | become, get ADV. extremely, particularly, really, very a really quick worker | fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably, relatively | amazingly, remarkably, surprisingly | mercifully It was a mercifully quick end for those condemned to die. PREP. at I was getting quite quick at putting up fences. PHRASES quick and easy meals that are quick and easy to prepare
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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quick
taking only a short time to do something:
• I took a quick look at the map. • Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?
short
lasting only a short time:
• You can do a short course in diving. • The meeting was shorter than I’d expected.
brief
especially written lasting only a short time. Brief is more formal than short , and is used especially in written English:
• The President made a brief visit to Buenos Aires. • a brief introduction to Piaget’s ideas • a brief pause in the rain
rapid
especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc:
• a rapid increase in crime • the rapid rate of industrial development
speedy
happening or done as quickly as possible, especially so that you get the result that you want:
• Best wishes for a speedy recovery. • The restoration work has been making speedy progress.
prompt
done very soon after something else:
• Thank you for your prompt reply. • the prompt action of the firefighters • Discounts will be offered for prompt payment.
hasty
deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results:
• It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted. • They had to make a hasty departure.
cursory
formal looking at something very quickly without much attention to detail:
• Even a cursory glance at these figures shows that there is a problem. • The police conducted a cursory search of the property.
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