be quick
Example Sentences
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Any intervention needs to be quick and effective: A person who is choking can lose consciousness and go into cardiac arrest within three to five minutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
She says some people can be "quick to assume the worst" and reduce others to labels.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
When you see a move on the charts that reaches such historical extremes, many may be quick to believe that means the rally is near an end.
From MarketWatch ● May 11, 2026
They worry that memories of that experience mean workers will be quick to demand higher wages this time around, triggering another round of price rises.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 25, 2026
But he warned us to be quick, because some boys who never had visitors became sad, jealous, or hostile when they saw other boys with company.
From "Tasting the Sky" by Ibtisam Barakat
