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swifter

/ ˈswɪftə /

noun

nautical a line run around the ends of capstan bars to prevent their falling out of their sockets

C17: related to the nautical term swift to fasten with tight-drawn ropes; probably Scandinavian in origin: compare Old Norse svipta to reef

If you do that, the pace of the book will be swifter and the story as a whole will move quickly.

Truth is, they demand a narrative with greater cohesion and swifter pace than is delivered here.

In addition to helping us power our cars, imitating sharks could lead to swifter ships and more advanced underwater sensors.

And we will mount upon swift ones: therefore shall they be swifter that shall pursue after you.

The fares were, consequently, very much lower than those of the swifter coaches, which stood at £1 1s.

Justice is surer and swifter in England, and as a consequence crime averages less than in most parts of the States.

A-take, overtaken; because the apparent motion of Venus is swifter than that of Mars.

But swifter still was the hand of the deliverer.Winfried's heavy staff thrust mightily against the hammer's handle as it fell.

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