![]() ![]() Is it really 6:45, or is my watch fast?.hasty deciding or doing something very quickly, especially when this has bad results It was a hasty decision, which he later regretted. a speedy resolution to the problem hurried done more quickly than usual, because you do not have much time She ate a hurried breakfast in the cafe before catching her train. speedy happening after only a short time Everyone wishes you a speedy recovery. brisk quick and energetic a brisk walk in the countryside His manner was very brisk. He received a swift response to his letter. ![]() Do I have time for a quick shower? high-speed designed to travel or operate very quickly a high-speed train high-speed Internet access rapid especially written happening in a short period of time – used about changes, increases, improvements etc a rapid increase in the population the rapid expansion of the firm’s business in the Middle East a rapid decline in profits swift written moving quickly or happening after only a short time The horses ran along the track at a swift trot. a fast car quick moving fast or doing something in a short time He was much quicker than I was over the first 100 metres. 4 → fast track 5 → fast road 6 → fast film/lens 7 colour DHC a colour that is fast will not change when clothes are washed → colourfast 8 sports DS FAST/QUICK a fast surface is one on which a ball moves very quickly 9 → fast and furious 10 → somebody is a fast worker 11 → fast talker 12 woman old-fashioned SY becoming involved quickly in sexual relationships with men fast cars and fast women 13 → fast friends → fast food, fast-forward, fast lane, → make a fast buck 1 (1 ), → pull a fast one 1 (10 ) THESAURUS fast moving or able to move quickly The cheetah is the fastest animal in the world. five minutes/an hour etc fast I always keep my watch 15 minutes fast. 3 clock TIME/RIGHT OR WRONG TIME a clock that is fast shows a later time than the real time That can’t be the time – my watch must be fast. The rain forests are being chopped down at an alarmingly fast rate. The company must give a faster response to clients’ requests. ![]() 2 in a short time SHORT TIME doing something or happening in a short time The subway is the fastest way to get downtown.
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