agility

agile | American Dictionary

agile
adjective
us/ˈædʒ·əl, -ɑɪl/
able to move about quickly and easily:
Years of ballet and modern dance had made her strong and agile.
fig. He has an agile mind (= He can think quickly).

agile | Business English

agile
adjective
uk /ˈædʒaɪl/ us /ˈædʒəl/
able to deal with new situations or changes quickly and successfully:
agile company/corporation/organizationMost agile corporations have flexible management systems that can quickly accommodate global change and exploit opportunities.

agility

noun[ S or U ]
Confronting rapid change requires agility and flexibility along with the ability to implement strategies quickly.

Examples of agile

agile
The fast and agile movements of tree shrews in an arboreal environment indicate that they possess well-developed temporal vision.
What would be needed are replications of assertions from the singer, as well as an evaluation of his youthfully agile stage performance in recent years.
Derivative controls are more agile than proportional controls but fare worse at holding a constant value, which suits them well to controlling sound amplitude.
He was a shor t man, solid but not fat, and physically fast-moving and agile.
Patients may still be agile and able to walk or run but may lack the judgement to sense dangerous situations.
Tree shrews are fast moving, agile, and show proficiency in navigating arboreal environments, abilities that require welldeveloped temporal vision and motor system control.
Nothing in the score indicates when the satyrs end their slow and grave entry and begin their jumping and agile dance.
On the introduction of an agile, temporary workforce into a tandem queueing system.
Clearly the tightrope of balancing such conflicting interests and norms can demand agile solutions.
Here gruff, incisive unisons and irregularly changing metres, turning to agile canonic writing and other close imitations, throw up a stream of fresh instrumental invention.
We envision an auction-based approach to the management of agile and dynamic supply chains, in which autonomous, self-interested agents negotiate on behalf of organizations and individuals to organize coordinated activities.
Her exposition is swift, agile and convincing.
Unlike conventional two-wheeled or four-wheeled (car-like) mobile robots, the omnidirectional mobile mechanism has the superior agile capability to move toward any position and to simultaneously attain any desired orientation.
They were very husky men, agile acrobats, and their acrobatics were quite entertaining.
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