quick
- adjective
- /kwɪk/
- Jerry, Jerry, you're a really quick study.
- quick thinking
- quick learner
- quick to learn
Our brains are pretty quick instruments to play.
- Our brains are pretty quick instruments to play.
- Like you've got that you are quick right, But we're not seeing it.
- We have to use quick judgments and who gets our time.
Examples
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I was quick to think the worst.
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That was quick thinking, Eddie.
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I have a pretty quick answer to this.
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We can expect a quick response if he hears that.
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And for a designer you have to be quick and you have to think on your feet.
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Primary grade children have little practice in making quick and accurate decisions.
Academic text (1995) -
I am a quick learner.
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Olga, who was very perceptive, needed no more than one quick glance to guess my thoughts.
Fiction book (1993) -
I'm a quick learner.
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She is known for her quick thinking, which often helps her solve problems efficiently.
Synonyms
Shows quick thinking and good understanding
Quick to learn and understand new things
Quick to think and give a clever answer
Quick at noticing small details and understanding things
Quick to notice and respond to what is happening
Quick to notice and understand things
Quick to think and find clever answers
Very quick to understand things and find answers
Able to understand new things very quickly
Able to think quickly and find good ideas
Able to think and give smart fast answers
Able to think and answer quickly in surprising or difficult situations
Able to understand new ideas very quickly
Quick to notice small changes or details that others miss
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A dishonest plan that promises to make you rich quickly with little work
- UK
A marching pace faster than walking and slower than running at about 120 steps per minute
- Specialized
Money and things that can become cash quickly, like short-term investments or amounts customers owe
- Specialized
A fast basketball shot near the basket taken quickly after a player gets the ball
A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another
- Specialized
A machine or process that makes food very cold quickly to keep its taste and vitamins
How Quick
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quick comes from an Old English word cwic meaning 'alive'. A 'quick' mind is a mind that is mentally 'alive', so it notices and understands things fast.