rapid response
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- noun
- /ˈræpɪd rɪˈspɑns/
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respuesta rápida
- The firefighter's rapid response saved many lives during the blaze.
- rapid response team
- rapid response capability
- rapid response force
OK, so the CIA set up this this rapid response team in Kenya.
- OK, so the CIA set up this this rapid response team in Kenya.
- So I was really gratified to see very rapid response in the guidelines.
- I'm curious what rapid response means to you and what you're responding to now.
Examples
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Prevention and rapid response require more effective methods of early detection.
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That's because much of the rapid response to the travel ban occurred over the weekend.
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My rapid response units are on full alert, sir.
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A few other guys and I just watched because we could hear the rapid response team coming.
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Send helicopters and the rapid response team.
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But because the world lacks an adequate rapid response force, little action is typically taken until it is too late.
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In short, we are a fleet organization, highly flexible, and geared to rapid response.
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Rapid response involves assessing the risk of an invasion threat and implementing a plan to address it.
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An 85-year-old man living in a nursing home was referred to a rapid response team (RRT) by staff one Saturday afternoon.
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Technology has also enabled scientists to mentor students from a distance through interactive tutorials and rapid responses to inquiries.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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A quick, helpful reaction that shows attention or interest
A very quick answer to a question given without thinking, often one after another
Antonyms
How Fast
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a quick or immediate reaction' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'rapid' (happening or moving with high speed) with 'response' (a reaction). This standard adjective+noun composition is common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase rapid response brings to mind emergency teams jumping into trucks when an alarm sounds: rapid means very fast and response is the action they take. That's why rapid response means a very quick 'reaction' to an emergency or sudden problem.