as in quick
having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation
his alacritous response to every request is "Will do ASAP!"
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Adjective
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In fact, a quick review of the central bank’s dot plot underscores just how divided the Fed Governors are on the question of whether to cut interest rates (and by how much) over the next 12 months.—
Paul Weinstein Jr,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 2025 -
Changing your own wipers is quick and easy.—
Keenan Thompson,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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This swift reversal highlights how rapidly speculative investments can dissipate in a market driven more by hype than by underlying fundamentals.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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At the Gates worked at a swift clip, releasing three more albums over the next three years.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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There was no immediate comment from Kimmel.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
18 Sep. 2025
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In the immediate aftermath, the head of the Federal Communications Commission issued a threat to Disney, the parent company of ABC.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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For Wallace, the results were expeditious.—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
21 Aug. 2025
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Innocent passage refers to the right to transit through the territorial sea of another state in a continuous and expeditious manner that must not be prejudicial to the peace, good order, or security of that state, according to the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Alacritous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/alacritous. Accessed 19 Sep. 2025.
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