quick
adjective
done, proceeding, or occurring with promptness or rapidity, as an action, process, etc.; prompt; immediate.
Example Sentences
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They also want better social and educational programs, as well as a reduction in the inmate population from over 6,500 to 4,000 -- driven by quicker court proceedings and transferring people to other units.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2026
“Tariffs are lower than the levels we saw earlier this year and last, giving importers more certainty on cost and allowing them to replenish inventories at a quicker rate.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 12, 2026
Wolff said: "We don't know which one is going to be quicker."
From BBC ● Oct. 9, 2026
“This week was indicative of some restiveness and a desire among the base to see concrete policy for Palestinian liberation and quicker progress on some policing promises,” said Gordillo.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Although he’d already touched my sweater during Omi’s birthday hug, and actually, this hand swish was much quicker, more random, than the shoulder squeeze.
From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee
