All quick synonyms
quick
Q q adverb quick
- make it snappy β apt to snap or bite; snappish, as a dog.
- soon β within a short period after this or that time, event, etc.: We shall know soon after he calls.
- proximately β next; nearest; immediately before or after in order, place, occurrence, etc.
- quickly β with speed; rapidly; very soon.
- on the dot β a small, roundish mark made with or as if with a pen.
- in time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- hurriedly β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- in good time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- like a bat out of hell β very fast
- expeditiously β In an expeditious manner.
- in no time β the system of those sequential relations that any event has to any other, as past, present, or future; indefinite and continuous duration regarded as that in which events succeed one another.
- in nothing flat β no thing; not anything; naught: to say nothing.
- bright and early β very early in the morning
- double-quick β very quick or rapid.
- like a shot β a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- chop-chop β with haste; quickly.
- in short order β an authoritative direction or instruction; command; mandate.
- swiftly β moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- double-time β to cause to move in double time: Double-time the troops to the mess hall.
- before long β If you say that something will happen or happened before long, you mean that it will happen or happened soon.
- in high gear β Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- fleetly β swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- by and by β presently or eventually
- early β in or during the first part of a period of time, a course of action, a series of events, etc.: early in the year.
- in the bud β Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- in advance β to move or bring forward: The general advanced his troops to the new position.
- posthaste β with the greatest possible speed or promptness: to come to a friend's aid posthaste.
- pronto β promptly; quickly.
- chop chop β pidgin English for quickly
- at once β If you do something at once, you do it immediately.
- on the double β twice as large, heavy, strong, etc.; twofold in size, amount, number, extent, etc.: a double portion; a new house double the size of the old one.
- fast β moving or able to move, operate, function, or take effect quickly; quick; swift; rapid: a fast horse; a fast pain reliever; a fast thinker.
- full tilt β at the full potential, speed, energy, forcefulness, etc.
adjective quick
- rapid β occurring within a short time; happening speedily: rapid growth.
- speedy β characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
- swift β moving or capable of moving with great speed or velocity; fleet; rapid: a swift ship.
- hasty β moving or acting with haste; speedy; quick; hurried.
- hurried β moving or working rapidly, especially forced or required to hurry, as a person.
- nippy β chilly or cold: morning air that feels a bit nippy.
- abrupt β An abrupt change or action is very sudden, often in a way which is unpleasant.
- active β Someone who is active moves around a lot or does a lot of things.
- agile β Someone who is agile can move quickly and easily.
- brief β Something that is brief lasts for only a short time.
- brisk β A brisk activity or action is done quickly and in an energetic way.
- cursory β A cursory glance or examination is a brief one in which you do not pay much attention to detail.
- energetic β Showing or involving great activity or vitality.
- expeditious β Done with speed and efficiency.
- immediate β occurring or accomplished without delay; instant: an immediate reply.
- instantaneous β occurring, done, or completed in an instant: an instantaneous response.