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/kwɪk/ · adjective
Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast..
I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.
He's a quick runner.
The quickest and nimblest were probably the oxycones, throwing themselves through the water like discuses.
That was a quick meal.
Veronica Ripley, 32, often speaks to friends about the role that video games played in her trans awakening: “I would try to explain it away, saying that I was playing the girl character because she had a smaller hitbox or quicker kill animations,” she said, referring to in-game advantages.
You have to be very quick to be able to compete in ad-lib theatrics.
My father is old but he still has a quick wit.
She has a very quick temper.
Use quick when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Quick means Moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast..
Common synonyms include fast, speedy, rapid, swift.
Possible antonyms include slow, dead, deceased, departed.
I ran to the station – but I wasn't quick enough.
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