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   /ˈkwiklē/

   

   adverb

   • 1. at a fast speed; rapidly: "Reg's illness progressed frighteningly quickly" Similar fastswiftlyrapidlyspeedilyat high speedwith all speedat (full) speedat the speed of lightat full tiltas fast as one's legs can carry oneat a gallopbrisklyon the doubleposthastewith all possible hastelike a whirlwindlike an arrow from a bowat breakneck speedexpeditiouslymadlyhotfootwith dispatchinformal:double quickin double quick timep.d.q. (pretty damn quick)nippilylike (greased) lightninghell for leatherat warp speedlike madlike crazylike blazeslike the windlike a bomblike nobody's businesslike a scalded catlike the deucea mile a minutelike a bat out of helllike a bullet out of a gunlike the clappersat a rate of knotslike billy-olickety-splitliterary:apaceOpposite slowly
   • ▪ with little or no delay; promptly: "we moved quickly to deal with our auditor's questions" Similar immediatelydirectlyat oncenowstraight awayright awayinstantlyforthwithas soon as possibleshortlywithout delaywithout further/more adoinstantaneouslyexpeditiouslysuddenlyabruptlysoonsoon afterpromptlyearlymomentarilyinformal:like a shotASAP (as soon as possible)prontobefore you can say Jack Robinsonbefore the ink is dry on the pagebefore you can say knifestraight offarchaic:straightinstanter

   Scrabble Points: 25

   • Q

     10

   • U

     1

   • I

     1

   • C

     3

   • K

     5

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

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