0 happening or done with great speed, or lasting only a short time: --
a quick and dirty way to evaluate an investment
The original solution was admittedly quick and dirty.
He's a quick study and easily grasps all the details of a discussion.
Donna's quick thinking (= ability to solve problems with speed) averted what could have been a disaster.
He has a quick mind.
She was quick at understanding what we wanted her to do.
Quick as lightning (= very quickly), he snatched the book and ran out of the room.
Could I have a quick word (= speak to you for a short time)?
He scored three goals in quick succession (= one after the other in a short time).
I only had time for a quick glance at the paper this morning.
It's a quick journey.
2 quickly: --
4 done, happening, or moving fast; lasting only a short time: --
The settling time for the pendulum and cart could be quicker.
The quickest way to get refreshment takes me on a different route.
What is quicker than zero-time synthesis, negative-time synthesis or perhaps simply avant-garde?
Subtotal hysterectomy is usually quicker and safer to perform.
However, it is quicker to assume cooperation if an agent moves towards an object to be transported than it is to explicitly negotiate.
Now consider varying this parameter over time so that the path to an equilibrium is the quickest possible.
The newly defined process results in quicker deployment of new bootstrap applications by data reuse.
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