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Meaning of quick in English

(Definition of quick from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
(Definition of quick from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of quick

quick
Robotic surgery also has benefits of minimal pain, little blood loss, better cosmetics, and quicker recovery compared with open surgery.
However, sometimes children dabbed at the xylophone with smaller, quicker, more jerky and less regular movements.
No one was quicker to recognize this than colonial nationalists themselves.
Indeed, the evidence here tends to suggest that pragmatic military minds were quicker to see the inevitability of independence than the civil powers.
They were the quickest to take advantage of the political opening of the early 1990s and establish themselves as more overtly political organisations.
Another important question is whether and how such learning agents converge to better and quicker deals in multiple negotiation encounters.
Driving a car was much more convenient, cleaner, and quicker than saddled horses or buggies, which led people eventually to embrace it.
Both authors and referees are encouraged to note these codes and presentational styles, as adherence to them will achieve quicker acceptance of submitted typescripts.
The newly defined process results in quicker deployment of new bootstrap applications by data reuse.
Now consider varying this parameter over time so that the path to an equilibrium is the quickest possible.
However, it is quicker to assume cooperation if an agent moves towards an object to be transported than it is to explicitly negotiate.
Subtotal hysterectomy is usually quicker and safer to perform.
What is quicker than zero-time synthesis, negative-time synthesis or perhaps simply avant-garde?
The quickest way to get refreshment takes me on a different route.
The settling time for the pendulum and cart could be quicker.
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Translations of quick

in Chinese (Traditional)
快的,迅速的, 短暫的, (做…)快的…
in Chinese (Simplified)
快的,迅速的, 短暂的, (做…)快的…
in Spanish
rápido, listo, deprisa…
in Portuguese
rápido, rápido/-da, esperto/-ta…
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पटकन, लगेच, जलद…
速い, 迅速な, 素早(すば)い…
çabuk, hızlı, hemen yapılan…
rapide, bon/bonne, vite…
ràpid…
vlug, snel, snel-…
அதிவேகத்துடன் நடக்கக்கூடிய அல்லது செய்யக்கூடிய, அல்லது குறுகிய காலம் மட்டுமே நீடிக்கக்கூடியது, வேகமாக ஏதாவது செய்வது…
झटपट, बहुत तेज़ी से, बहुत तेज़…
ઝડપથી, ત્વરાથી, અતિ ઝડપ…
hurtig, rap, hurtigt…
snabb, hastig, rask…
cepat…
schnell…
rask, kjapp, kvikk…
جلدی, تیزرفتار, تیز فہم…
швидкий, прудкий, кмітливий…
быстрый, короткий, быстро…
తొందరగా, త్వరగా చేయటం, తెలివిగా ఉంటూ విషయాలను అర్థం చేసుకుని/గమనించే వ్యక్తి గురించి వివరించేందుకు వాడేది…
سَريع…
শীঘ্র, তাড়াতাড়ি, দ্রুত…
chvatný, rychlý, pohotový…
cepat…
รวดเร็ว, ที่ว่องไว, ฉับไว…
mau chóng, nhanh, giỏi…
szybki, szybko, prędki…
빠른…
rapido, veloce, pronto…
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doctor's orders

UK
/ˌdɒk.təz ˈɔː.dəz/
US
/ˌdɑːk.tɚz ˈɔːr.dɚz/

used to mean that you must do something because your doctor has told you to do it

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