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double-quick
| Main Entry: |
hastily
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | with great speed |
| Synonyms: | agilely, apace, carelessly, double-quick, expeditiously, fast, flat-out, heedlessly, hurriedly, impetuously, impulsively, lickety-split, nimbly, on spur of the moment, posthaste, precipitately, prematurely, promptly, quickly, rapidly, rashly, recklessly, speedily, straightaway, subito, suddenly, swiftly, thoughtlessly, too quickly, unpremeditatedly |
| Antonyms: | delayed, slowly |
| Main Entry: | swift |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very fast |
| Synonyms: | abrupt, alacritous, barrelling, breakneck, cracking, double-quick, expeditious, express, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, hasty, headlong, hurried, in nothing flat, like crazy, like mad, nimble, on the double, precipitate, prompt, pronto, quick, rapid, ready, screaming, shaking a leg, short, short-lived, snappy, spanking, speedball, speedy, sudden, supersonic, unexpected, winged |
| Antonyms: | delayed, slow, sluggish |
| Main Entry: | swiftly/swift |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very fast |
| Synonyms: | apace, double-quick, expeditiously, flat-out, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hurriedly, in no time, posthaste, promptly, quick, quickly, rapidly, speedily, without losing time, without warning |
| Antonyms: | slowly, sluggishly |
| Main Entry: | double time |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | quick marching pace |
| Synonyms: | double march, double-quick, forced march, haste, on the double, slow jog |
| Main Entry: | swiftly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | very fast |
| Synonyms: | apace, double-quick, expeditiously, flat-out, fleetly, full tilt, hastily, hotfoot, hurriedly, posthaste, promptly, quick, quickly, rapidly, speedily, swift, without warning |
| Antonyms: | slowly, sluggishly |
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