quick-fire

adjective

chiefly British
: done or coming very quickly one after another
quick-fire responses/questions/jokes

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However, there were far more royal supporters, and Charles and Camilla shook hands and had quick-fire conversations with many of them. — Jack Royston, Newsweek, 12 Mar. 2025 Yet anyone proposing flying American nuclear reactors to power the first astronaut outpost on Mars - who happened to have high-level contacts in the White House - might see quick-fire approval. — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025

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“Quick-fire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quick-fire. Accessed 31 Mar. 2025.

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