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rapid-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 quick-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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Now for some rapid fire recommendations: Since you’re into theater, my colleague Lisa Boone suggests the Pasadena Playhouse, a Tony Award-winning theater, which is close to home for you.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026

The Internet Freedom Foundation said the compressed timeline would transform platforms into "rapid fire censors".

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026

The format - as the name suggests - involved rapid fire sketches, some lasting just ten seconds and none lasting longer than three minutes.

From BBC • Jan. 24, 2026

“Whether it was offers, calling kids, it was rapid fire all the time. Every day was life or death.”

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2025

I stare at the ceiling, my neurons on rapid fire.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed