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FAST AND RAPID
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cpe ENGLISH VOCABULARY Mind Map on FAST AND RAPID, created by kiejrys on 23/02/2014.
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FAST AND RAPID
AT FULL SPEED/TILT
Annotations:
AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
A MILE A MINUTE
Annotations:
VERY FAST
GO/MOVE/TALK/TRAVEL
AS IF IT IS GOING OUT OF STYLE
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very quickly or much more than people normally do
BREAKNECK
dangerously or extremely fast: he drove at breakneck speed
AS FAST AS YOUR LEGS WOULD CARRY YOU
BLISTERING
(of heat) intense: the blistering heat of the desert
extremely fast, forceful, or impressive: Burke set a blistering pace
(of criticism) expressed with great vehemence: blistering diatribes
FULL STEAM (SPEED) AHEAD
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used to indicate that one should proceed with as much speed or energy as possible
Even though interviews are going full speed ahead, we don't have that many candidates
LIKE HOT CAKES
GO/SELL
BRISK
active, fast, and energetic: a good brisk walk
HUSTLE
force (someone) to move hurriedly or unceremoniously in a specified direction: they hustled him into the back of a horse-drawn wagon
BUNDLE
informal push or carry forcibly: he was bundled into a van
send (someone) away hurriedly or unceremoniously: the old man was bundled off into exile
a collection of things, or a quantity of material, tied or wrapped up together: a thick bundle of envelopes
push roughly; jostle: they were hissed and hustled as they went in
(hustle someone into) coerce or pressure someone into doing or choosing something: don’t be hustled into anything
HOTFOOT
in eager haste: he rushed hotfoot to the planning office to object
walk or run quickly and eagerly: we hotfooted it after him
IN THE TWINKLING OF AN EYE
HEADLONG
in a rush; with reckless haste
without thinking, without forethought, rashly, recklessly, carelessly, hastily, breakneck, whirlwind; reckless,
BEFORE YOU CAN SAY JACK ROBINSON
LIKE A SHOT
informal without hesitation; willingly: “Would you go back?” “Like a shot.”
LIKE A STREAK (OF LIGHTNING)
informal very fast: he is off like a streak
METEORIC
(of the development of something, especially a person’s career) very rapid: her meteoric rise to the top of her profession
PDQ
informal pretty damn quick.
PRECIPITOUS
(of an action) done suddenly and without careful consideration: precipitous intervention
dangerously high or steep: the precipitous cliffs of the North Atlantic coast
SPREAD LIKE WILDFIRE
spread with great speed: the news had spread like wildfire
SWIFT
happening quickly or promptly: a remarkably swift recovery
moving or capable of moving at high speed: the water was very swift
WHOOSH
a sudden movement accompanied by a rushing sound: there was a big whoosh of air
move or cause to move quickly or suddenly with a rushing sound: [no object]: a train whooshed by
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