quick study

noun

1. someone who is able to learn a new job or adjust to a new social environment in a short time.

2. an actor who can learn lines and become proficient in a role on short notice.

Example Sentences

Nacua, 24, proved a quick study after the Rams selected him in the fifth round of the 2023 draft out of Brigham Young.

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His schedule underlines that he also needs to be a quick study in a new skill - retail politics.

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And any new leader, particularly one from the outside, will be expected to be a quick study and hit the ground running.

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Meanwhile, any new leader, particularly one from the outside, will be expected to be a quick study and hit the ground running.

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And to hear him tell it, the locals were a quick study.

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