speedy
characterized by speed; rapid; swift; fast.
coming, given, or arrived at quickly or soon; prompt; not delayed: a speedy recovery.
Origin of speedy
1Other words for speedy
Other words from speedy
- speed·i·ly, adverb
- speed·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·speed·i·ly, adverb
- o·ver·speed·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·speed·y, adjective
- un·speed·i·ly, adverb
- un·speed·i·ness, noun
- un·speed·y, adjective
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How to use speedy in a sentence
As its name suggests, rapid is much speedier, at 15 minutes or less.
Here’s what you need to know about getting a coronavirus test at the airport | Andrea Sachs | November 12, 2020 | Washington PostBy regulating their body temperatures, they can swim faster to catch large, speedy prey in cold waters.
Attack of the inner-cannibal mega-shark | Carolyn Gramling | November 10, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThe teen’s rise in drone-racing ranks has been speedy, but his interest in drones developed gradually.
Drone-racing passion propels teen to the sport’s top ranks | Fred Bowen | November 4, 2020 | Washington PostYou’d get about 50 percent if you were to go with a speedy wired solution, so there’s a tangible slowdown, even under ideal conditions.
The iPhone 12 Pro is a big upgrade even without the 5G hype | Stan Horaczek | October 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceThe network would provide a speedy connection to any devices within range of a base station.
Nina rushed home to Cornwall, speedily typed them up and emailed them off to Mary-Kay.
Initially thrilled by the Russian Revolution, Cahan was speedily disenchanted.
Moving It Forward: The Life of Abraham Cahan Considered | Wendy Smith | November 5, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTOnce cloture was finally achieved, Jones was speedily confirmed by the Senate by a 53-42 vote.
I call it The Bullet,” she says, because it “speedily gets me where I want to go.
If the first impact is not deadly, passengers need to be speedily evacuated to escape the other two fates.
We dismounted, and speedily found that MacRae hadn't exaggerated the evil qualities of that descent.
Raw Gold | Bertrand W. SinclairConsequently, he was soon chosen captain by his comrades, and once war broke out he speedily rose.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonAs soon as any become vacant, I shall take care to provide for them as speedily as possible, as your Majesty so piously orders me.
I confess I speedily lost consciousness of the human presences beside me, and I have little doubt Joan did too.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodTrieste and Grz were taken; the junction with Marmont was speedily effected, and the combined forces hurried on towards Vienna.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-Pattison
British Dictionary definitions for speedy
/ (ˈspiːdɪ) /
characterized by speed of motion
done or decided without delay; quick
Derived forms of speedy
- speedily, adverb
- speediness, noun
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