- done with speed; taking or lasting a short time
- a quick look/check/search
- She gave him a quick glance.
- Let's take a quick break.
- There's no quick fix for this problem.
- Just a quick note to say thanks for lunch yesterday.
- Let me just ask one quick question.
- Thanks for the quick response.
- These cakes are very quick and easy to make.
- Do you want to grab a quick coffee?
- It's quicker by train.
- Are you sure this is the quickest way?
- Have you finished already? That was quick!
- His quick thinking saved her life.
- He fired three shots in quick succession.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- quick and easy
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- moving or doing something fast
- a quick learner
- quick to do something The kids were quick to learn.
- She was quick (= too quick) to point out the mistakes I'd made.
- Don't be too quick to dismiss science fiction.
- Don't be so quick to judge unless you know all the facts.
- Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving.
- Try to be quick! We're late already.
- Once again, his quick wits (= ability to think quickly) got him out of an awkward situation.
- (North American English, informal) He's a quick study (= he learns quickly).
Extra Examples- I was getting quite quick at decorating.
- We'd better be quick.
- He's a very quick worker.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- quick and easy
- [only before noun] happening very soon or without delay
- We need to make a quick decision.
- The company wants quick results.
- The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery.
Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~ car glance change train look growth bowler reply increase pace decision decline lane way progress - Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
- Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
- Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
- Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
- a swift decision
- The government took swift action.
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
- a speedy recovery.
- a speedy car.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- seem
- become
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- at
- quick and easy
Word OriginOld English cwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.
Idioms
See quick in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee quick in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe quick/fast on the draw
- (informal) to be quick to understand or react in a new situation
- You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.
- to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it
be quick/slow on the uptake
- (informal) to be quick/slow to understand something
- Is he always this slow on the uptake?
have a quick/short temper
- to become angry easily see also quick-tempered, short-temperedTopics Feelingsc2
make a fast/quick buck
- (informal, often disapproving) to earn money quickly and easily
- This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
quick and dirty
- (informal) used to describe something that is usually complicated, but is being done quickly and simply in this case
- Read our quick-and-dirty guide to creating a website.
quick/slow off the mark
- fast/slow in reacting to a situation
- If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.
- The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis.
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