speedy
adjective/ˈspiːdi/
/ˈspiːdi/
(comparative speedier, superlative speediest)
- happening or done quickly or without delay synonym rapid
- We wish you a speedy recovery (= from an illness or injury).
- a speedy reply
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- moving or working very quickly
- speedy computers
Which Word? fast / quick / rapidfast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~ car glance change train look growth bowler reply increase pace decision decline lane way progress - Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.
- Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.
- Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.
- Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
- a rapid train
- We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
- a swift decision
- The government took swift action.
- Speedy has a similar meaning:
- a speedy recovery.
- a speedy car.
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