quick study

NOUN

someone learning quickly

Synonyms

WEAK

mind like a sponge quick mind ready grasp receptivity

Example Sentences

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A quick study revealed that managing the benefits would be a part-time job.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

I was a quick study, it turned out.

From Slate • Aug. 4, 2025

Nacua, 24, proved a quick study after the Rams selected him in the fifth round of the 2023 draft out of Brigham Young.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2025

His schedule underlines that he also needs to be a quick study in a new skill - retail politics.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2025

“Another quick study, just like his father,” said Mr. Stonecrop.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt