quick-fire

ADJECTIVE

speedy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accelerated brisk expeditious hasty hurried immediate prompt rapid swift

WEAK

agile alacritous breakneck express fleet harefooted headlong lissome lively nimble precipitate rapid-fire ready snappy split-second summary supersonic ultrasonic winged

Antonyms

STRONGEST

delayed leisurely slow sluggish

WEAK

halted slowed tardy

Example Sentences

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The France forward dragged his side level with a poacher's finish - then fired them in front with a quick-fire second before half-time, much to the delight of manager Arne Slot.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

I played their game like ping pong, returning their quick-fire questions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025

Wieke Kaptein opened the scoring in the 13th minute before a quick-fire Catarina Macario double, including a 53rd penalty.

From Barron's • Nov. 11, 2025

He speaks with a quick-fire cadence, spilling out thoughts as if his words can’t keep up with his brain.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

He was only twelve then, but he could have been twenty-two: his quick-fire intelligence was already being cooled by gravity, the brittle self-assuredness of adolescence already annealing into the self-confidence of adulthood.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

quick-fire

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