Speedy
What it means
Moving or happening quickly and effectively.
Reach for it when praising a response or process for being usefully quick
The clinic's speedy response prevented further illness.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
Fits when brisk pace should sound light and informal
Careful Zippy is too casual for medicine, safety, or a formal service promise.
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everyday
Fits when ordinary, neutral language is enough
Careful Quick can describe a brief task or clever mind, while speedy specifically stresses pace.
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professional
Fits when little time or effort is wasted
Careful Efficient work may be deliberately slow, so it does not promise an early result.
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professional
Fits when someone responds without avoidable delay
Careful Prompt praises timeliness rather than the actual speed of the work.
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formal
rapid
Fits when a high rate of change or movement is being measured
Careful Rapid sounds technical and may miss the friendly reassurance of speedy service.
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literary
Fits when decisive action combines speed with grace
Careful Swift can sound dramatic for a routine turnaround time.
Opposites 3
- slow
- delayed
- sluggish
Common phrases 3
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speedy recovery
Her steady rehabilitation supported a speedy recovery.
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speedy response
A speedy response kept the small leak from spreading.
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speedy service
Speedy service returned every repaired bicycle before the weekend.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Commander Keane, Australian accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated