PDQ
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8.9
- adverb
- Informal
- Please send me the report PDQ.
Examples
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I need that information PDQ!
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She called a taxi and packed her bags PDQ when she heard the news.
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If you want to catch the train, you need to leave PDQ.
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The manager asked the team to finish the project PDQ to meet the deadline.
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If you want to catch the train, you need to leave PDQ.
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The manager asked the team to finish the project PDQ to meet the deadline.
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She called a taxi and packed her bags PDQ when she heard the news.
Synonyms
915
1.0
Without any delay
244
1.8
As quickly as you can without delay
93
2.1
Without delay or at the planned time
48
5.6
Very quickly, without delay
22
3.2
Without delay after something happens
21
3.7
Very quickly and without delay
19
3.5
Very quickly without delay
11
7.3
In a quick and efficient way
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
PDQ = P + D + Q
PDQ is an initialism/acronym whose letters do not transparently convey the meaning 'very quickly' to learners unless they know the conventional expansion; the form gives no standard semantic clues.
Etymology
PDQ comes from the short phrase pretty darn quick, with pretty damn quick used by some speakers. It means 'very quickly' or 'as soon as possible', so you can say 'leave PDQ' to tell someone to hurry.