![]() ![]() Three more followed, in quick succession.We had three children in quick succession, and no spare cash.Do I have time for a quick shower before we go out?.Even lowering the price won't guarantee a quick sale.Don't make any quick movements, or you'll scare the birds.She's going to give me a quick lesson on Feng Shui this afternoon.That was quick - have you finished already?.Eventually, the consensus is, the bigger Dallas offensive line will wear down the quicker but smaller Pittsburgh players.Craig was always quick at maths, but he had trouble with reading and writing.She's very quick and able - seems to pick things up in no time.The beating McGee took was violent and quick.The police conducted a cursory search of the property. 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. hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted. the prompt action of the firefighters Discounts will be offered for prompt payment. prompt done very soon after something else Thank you for your prompt reply. The restoration work has been making speedy progress. 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. Brief is more formal than short, and is used especially in written English The president made a brief visit to Buenos Aires. brief especially written lasting only a short time. The meeting was shorter than I’d expected. ![]() 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. 5 → be quick 6 → be quick to do something 7 → quick fix 8 → have a quick temper 9 → be quick on the draw - quickness noun → quickly THESAURUS quick taking only a short time to do something I took a quick look at the map. He’s a good interviewer, tough and quick on the uptake (=able to understand quickly what someone is saying ). 4 clever SE INTELLIGENT able to learn and understand things fast Jane’s very witty and very quick. ![]() Robertson’s quick thinking had saved the little girl’s life. We need a quick response from the government. We’ve put the house on the market and we’re hoping for a quick sale. ► see thesaurus at fast 3 no delay SOON happening very soon, without any delay SYN speedy I had to make a quick decision. Boxers have to be quick on their feet (=able to move about quickly ). They were great people to work with – very quick, very efficient. ► see thesaurus at short 2 fast moving or doing something fast She walked with short, quick steps. Three bombs went off in quick succession (=quickly, one after the other ). Have we got time for a quick drink? What’s the quickest way to the station? We stopped to have a quick look at the church.
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