| 词汇 | thesaurus_articles_at-a-fast-speed |
| 释义 | at a fast speedThese words and phrases all refer to things happening or done at a fast speed. One of the most common words for this is the adverb fast. He drives too fast for my liking. Once the process begins in earnest, it goes fast. One very common alternative to the adverb fast is quickly. Both fast and quickly can be used to describe things moving fast, or things happening in a short period of time. The problem needs to be solved as quickly as possible. He quickly ran to the shop before it shut. The opposite of the adverb fast is slowly. Drive slowly! For more opposites of fast, see the article at slowly. In slightly more formal contexts, you can use swiftly instead of fast or quickly. He left and returned swiftly. If you do something briskly, you do it in a quick and energetic way. We walked briskly through the park. Precipitously is a more formal word that is used when something happens or is done quickly. Share prices dropped precipitously on the economic news. I would advise you not to act precipitously in this matter. In formal contexts, if something happens apace, it happens quickly. Apace is also common in literature. The building went on apace. If someone does something very fast, in informal language you can say that they do it in a flash. I'll be back in a flash. You can also say that something moves, happens, or is done at breakneck speed. The crew has to work at breakneck speed to make repairs and adjustments to the racing car. If something happens in the twinkling of an eye, it happens so quickly that it seems to take no time at all. This phrase is old-fashioned but still appears in writing and speech. Those little ones grow into adults in the twinkling of an eye. Related articlesfast to move fast to get faster |
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