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subito

[soo-bi-toh, soo-bee-taw] / ˈsu bɪˌtoʊ, ˈsu bi tɔ /
ADJECTIVE
sudden
Synonyms
STRONGEST
abrupt hasty immediate precipitous quick rapid swift unforeseen unusual
WEAK
accelerated acute expeditious fast flash fleet headlong hurried impetuous impromptu impulsive out of the blue precipitant precipitate quickened rash rushing spasmodic speeded
Antonyms
STRONGEST
delayed gradual lazy leisurely slow sluggish
WEAK
expected
ADVERB
hastily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
carelessly hurriedly nimbly prematurely promptly quickly speedily suddenly swiftly
WEAK
agilely apace double-quick expeditiously fast flat-out heedlessly impetuously impulsively lickety-split on spur of the moment posthaste precipitately rapidly rashly recklessly straightaway thoughtlessly too quickly unpremeditatedly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
slowly
WEAK
delayed

Example Sentences

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Rubato in the 13th Variation and subito piano effects in the 12th gave shape to quick figures that might otherwise pass mechanically.

From New York Times • Feb. 8, 2024

But at Pope John Paul II's funeral in 2005, those gathered at St. Peter's Basilica shouted "Santo subito!"

From Time Magazine Archive

Banners proclaimed santo subito, Sainthood Now, and already reports were spreading of miraculous healings by the Pope last week.

From Time Magazine Archive

Obstupuere omnes: subito quum lumine nimbus Signat iter cœlo, et radiis totum æthera complet: Collesque fluviique micant, pulsisque tenebris Lætantur sylvæ: veluti quum Luna coruscam Extendit per aperta facem.

From Gustavus Vasa and other poems by Walker, William Sidney

"Macte veni sicut sol in splendore, Mox subito mersus in cruore."

From Bell's Cathedrals: The Abbey Church of Tewkesbury with some Account of the Priory Church of Deerhurst Gloucestershire by Massé, H. J. L. J. (Henri Jean Louis Joseph)