PDQ
- adjective
- /piː diː kjuː/
- Informal
:
rápido
- We need a PDQ solution to this problem before the meeting starts.
Examples
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The manager asked for a PDQ update on the project's progress.
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The team is working on a PDQ plan to launch the product before the holidays.
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If you want the job, you should send your application PDQ.
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She finished her homework PDQ.
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We need to get this report done PDQ!
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We need a PDQ response to the customer's complaint to maintain their satisfaction.
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Please provide a PDQ solution so we can proceed without any delays.
Synonyms
130
1.0
Happening or done without any delay
70
1.8
Moving or happening very quickly with little delay
28
3.4
Done quickly and without delay
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
PDQ = P + D + Q
PDQ is an initialism/acronym whose letters do not transparently convey the meaning 'very quick' to learners unless they know the conventional expansion; the form gives no standard semantic clues.
Etymology
PDQ is a short form of the phrase pretty darn quick, and some people say pretty damn quick instead. It means 'very quick' or 'done without delay', so you can use it before a noun to show that something must be fast.