quick-fire response
- noun
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respuesta rápida
- The interview impressed the panel with her quick-fire responses to challenging questions.
Examples
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Her quick-fire responses kept the audience entertained throughout the event.
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During the quiz, his quick-fire response gave his team a valuable lead.
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She gave a quick-fire response to the question.
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His quick-fire responses impressed the audience.
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During the quiz, his quick-fire response gave his team a valuable lead.
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The interview impressed the panel with her quick-fire responses to challenging questions.
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Her quick-fire responses kept the audience entertained throughout the event.
Synonyms
47
3.7
A quick witty or critical reply to a remark
39
3.9
A quick reply or action in response to something
7
3.5
A quick reaction to an emergency or sudden problem
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7.7
A quick clever reply that answers and often criticizes someone
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8.3
A quick clever reply to a remark or criticism
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3.6
A fast, clever reply to a remark or insult
A quick answer you get without delay
A quick, clever reply that surprises others
A quick clever reply that answers an insult or criticism
Antonyms
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
quick-fire + response
The sense of a very fast reply is largely derivable from 'quick' (fast) combined with the metaphorical use of 'fire' to indicate rapid succession (as in 'rapid-fire'), so a learner who knows the constituents can plausibly infer 'a very quick response'. However, the 'fire' metaphor is somewhat non-literal and the hyphenated adjective form may require some exposure, making the relation not fully predictable for all B1 learners.
Etymology
The phrase quick-fire response may come from the image of quick fire, meaning fast bursts like shots from a gun. That's why a quick-fire response means an answer given 'very quickly', often in a quick series or one after another without pause.