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quick dash

quick dash

1 3.7
A short fast trip to a nearby place for a small task
  • noun
  • Informal
translation icon : carrera rápida
  • After the meeting, he had to make a quick dash to catch his train home.

Examples

  • She took a quick dash to the office to drop off the important documents.

  • I considered a quick dash.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Whether it's the daily work commute or a quick dash to the supermarket, people choose to drive about 84 percent of the time, the Metro household survey shows.

    Blog text (30)

  • I made a quick dash to the store to grab some milk before it closed.

Synonyms

dash
vsquick dash
38 1.6

A short, fast run to reach something

is a brief outward-and-back journey usually done for a specific purpose
quick trip
vsquick dash
11 1.4

A short journey to a place and back

is usually for a specific purpose rather than only a short there-and-back journey

Antonyms

long haul
5 3.5

A trip that goes a very long distance, often by plane or train

How Fast

quick dash
  • Informal
1 3.7
errand
192 1.3
trip
∞ 1.0
journey
∞ 1.1

Surface Forms

quick dash singular
quick dashes plural

Morphology

quick + dash

The meaning 'a brief and fast trip' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'quick' (short in time) with 'dash' (a short, fast run or trip). This compositional combination follows ordinary English adjective + noun semantics and is likely understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.

Etymology

Quick dash comes from the picture of someone making a very short, fast run, because quick means 'fast' and dash means 'a short run'. So it means 'a brief and fast trip' to do something and come back.