Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Same as rapid-fire.

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  • adjective idiomatic Having one thing coming rapidly after another.

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Examples

  • The hoo-hah was born late in the first quarter of the Giants' 28-16 Monday night win over the Rams, when St. Louis had in seven plays marched from its own 26-yard line to the Giants' 7, all behind a quick-fire, no-huddle attack.

    Giants' Coordinator Stays Vague on 'Flopgate' Aditi Kinkhabwala 2011

  • Five days after closing the country's bestselling newspaper in order to secure the quick-fire acquisition of 100% of BSkyB, News Corp signalled there was no real hurry.

    News Corporation: Business as usual? | Editorial 2011

  • As I noted with Ted Kosmata last year, good -- but very different -- stories appearing in quick-fire succession by the same author have a cumulative effect far beyond that achieved by single works.

    MIND MELD: The Best Genre-Related Books/Films/Shows Consumed in 2009 (Part 4) 2009

  • We have a couple of main speaking slots available and also plan to have a quick-fire Pecha Kucha session, so if you have a Web 2.0/construction/property-related topic and want to speak to a room full of property types, please let me know.

    Reorb and Social Media Week « pwcom 2.0 2010

  • It's a decent effort Rutger, but we've got two quick-fire substitutions that can beat six minutes.

    Does Robbie Savage stand a chance in Strictly Come Dancing? 2011

  • Adam Curtis insists that he is not a documentary maker, but a journalist who tells stories that "take serious journalism and fine tune it with low-end trash and jokes" and he dismisses anyone who considers his films – with their unique convergence of quick-fire visual images and off-beat music and background noises – to be some kind of modern art form.

    Adam Curtis: happy to be different 2011

  • It's a decent effort Rutger, but we've got two quick-fire substitutions that can beat six minutes.

    At which grounds can you watch football for free? | The Knowledge 2011

  • I usually ignore these quick-fire conversations (most of the time I don't have a clue what they're talking about) but today I can actually add something because I was there.

    FREE EXCERPT: Hater by David Moody (Chapter 1) 2009

  • Its DNA has been geared up for deliberate, careful changes, rather than dramatic, quick-fire decisions.

    Infosys Loses Its HR Chief 2011

  • Giuseppe Verdi Milan, Italy, 1893Like Otello written in a final, brilliant outpouring in 1887, Falstaff – after Shakespeare's Merry Wives of Windsor – is a Verdian favourite among buffs, though some find its quixotic, quick-fire charms less beguiling.

    Top 50 operas 2011

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