speedy
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1.8
- adjective
- /ˈspiːdi/
:
rápido
- After the accident, the paramedics provided speedy assistance to the injured driver.
- a speedy recovery
- a speedy trial
- a speedy resolution
And there is there's a question now of on the speedy trial issue, whose fault is it?
- And there is there's a question now of on the speedy trial issue, whose fault is it?
- Craig was fast, but he wasn't speedy like me.
- It is this lateral flow device that produces such a speedy result.
- Lil Camp is after all a corruption of Lil and Camp Joel, the commissary chief racing too, as Ruatha breeds speedy runners.
- Just to sharpen up some of the motion blur on the the speedy globs of gauze.
- And these are my lovely little Oakley very speedy glasses.
- So you were just an absolute muscular, speedy savage.
- Says the girl with the speedy sunglasses.
Examples
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A more prudent strategy would commit the United States to facilitating a speedy resolution of the conflict.
Academic text (1998) -
And we send Jim our best wishes for his full and speedy recovery.
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How can you be so speedy at that?
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No doubt this is a full agenda that needs speedy action at both national and regional levels.
Academic text (2004) -
The world relies on the speedy distribution of products such as food and replacement parts for equipment.
Academic text (2005) -
The courts must provide just, speedy, and inexpensive administration of justice.
Academic text (2011) -
We wish her a speedy recovery and send all our support to the NHS in Greater Manchester who are caring for her and so many others.
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For all its flaws, I think the Athenian system was simple, speedy, open, and very easily understood by its citizens.
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The Bleriot XI proved to be quite popular as a speedy alternative to the biplane.
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The delivery service promised a speedy arrival for the package I ordered online.
Synonyms
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1.0
Moving or happening quickly
∞
1.0
Happening or done very fast without delay
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1.3
Happening very quickly
233
2.0
Happening right away and needing action now
118
1.4
Moving or happening very quickly
100
3.2
Able to work or move much faster than normal
35
5.1
Happening right away without any delay
24
3.9
Happening very quickly with a lot of action
15
3.7
Quick and energetic in movement or action
6
7.8
Done quickly without wasting time
1
3.2
Moving or working much faster than usual
1
3.9
Much quicker than normal for the same thing
Happening or done extremely fast
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
A legal promise that a person charged with a crime gets a quick, public court hearing by a jury
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word speedy comes from the simple word speed, which used to mean 'success' and later came to mean how fast something moves. So speedy means 'moving or done quickly'.