quick (/kwɪk/)
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🔊 /kwɪk/
Meaning
Meaning: fast; brief
Moving fast or done in a short time.
Examples
🗣 Let me make a quick phone call before we leave for the airport this morning.
Etymology
From Old English ‘cwic’ (living, alive); the speed sense came later.
How & Where It’s Used
Often stresses short duration; close in meaning to ‘fast’.
Tags: speed, common