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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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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

The excessive and prolonged heat will also create conditions that experts say can fuel extreme and rapid fire growth.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 20, 2025

“The PDS is highlighting an extremely dangerous environment that is very favorable to rapid fire growth if a fire were to start,” said Rose Schoenfeld, meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Oxnard.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2025

She typed away on a keyboard, red nails tap-tapping in rapid fire.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin