quick-fire
adjective
chiefly British
: done or coming very quickly one after another
quick-fire responses/questions/jokes
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Vance’s quick-fire attack caused a crossed-armed Zelensky to shake his head in annoyance and mutter under his breath.
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Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Eddie Howe’s side fell behind early on to a great finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who took advantage of a calamitous throw-in and Jacob Murphy error, but then came a quick-fire first-half turnaround.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Sarah Sherman shared her wild salad prep secrets, and all three stars went off the cuff with quick-fire questions about their own dining habits.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
Tackling the conversation from both beauty and fashion perspectives, the editors did a deep-dive on how best to analyze what appears on the runway (in short: with quick-fire notes on your phone and photo collages).
—Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Earlier in March, Bournemouth scored four second-half goals having trailed 3-0 at halftime to stun Luton Town, while in December Liverpool scored a quick-fire double in the 87th and 88th minutes to win 4-3 at home against Fulham.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The news comes with ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’ now in U.S. cinemas as part of its 3-day theatrical run via Fathom Events, and just over a year after the release of the first of what is now a quick-fire three-part franchise.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
And Johnson is bucking the House’s rules to enable a quick-fire vote, further enraging the House Freedom Caucus on the right flank of the GOP conference, which is already raising the alarm over spending levels.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Last week, just two months after Gemini was revealed, the company announced a quick-fire upgrade to the free version of the model, Gemini Pro 1.5, that is more powerful for its size and can analyze vast amounts of text, video, and audio at a time.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
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Mabinty Quarshie, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Feb. 2025
Eddie Howe’s side fell behind early on to a great finish from Callum Hudson-Odoi, who took advantage of a calamitous throw-in and Jacob Murphy error, but then came a quick-fire first-half turnaround.
—Chris Waugh, The Athletic, 23 Feb. 2025
Sarah Sherman shared her wild salad prep secrets, and all three stars went off the cuff with quick-fire questions about their own dining habits.
—Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appétit, 14 Feb. 2025
Tackling the conversation from both beauty and fashion perspectives, the editors did a deep-dive on how best to analyze what appears on the runway (in short: with quick-fire notes on your phone and photo collages).
—Eoghan O'Donnell, Vogue, 10 Oct. 2024
Earlier in March, Bournemouth scored four second-half goals having trailed 3-0 at halftime to stun Luton Town, while in December Liverpool scored a quick-fire double in the 87th and 88th minutes to win 4-3 at home against Fulham.
—Ben Morse, CNN, 5 Apr. 2024
The news comes with ‘Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey 2’ now in U.S. cinemas as part of its 3-day theatrical run via Fathom Events, and just over a year after the release of the first of what is now a quick-fire three-part franchise.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Mar. 2024
And Johnson is bucking the House’s rules to enable a quick-fire vote, further enraging the House Freedom Caucus on the right flank of the GOP conference, which is already raising the alarm over spending levels.
—Jacob Bogage, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
Last week, just two months after Gemini was revealed, the company announced a quick-fire upgrade to the free version of the model, Gemini Pro 1.5, that is more powerful for its size and can analyze vast amounts of text, video, and audio at a time.
—Will Knight, WIRED, 19 Feb. 2024
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“Quick-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quick-fire. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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