Quick Kwɪk Problem Make Adjective Look/Check/Search Gave Glance

• a quick look/check/search
• she gave him a quick glance.
• let's take a quick break.
• there's no quick fix for this problem.

quick

1. done with speed; taking or lasting a short time
• SEE ALSO double quick
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/double-quick_1
• a quick look/check/search
• She gave him a quick glance.
• Let's take a quick break.
• There's no quick fix for this problem.
• Just a quick note to say thanks for lunch yesterday.
• Let me just ask one quick question.
• Thanks for the quick response.
• These cakes are very quick and easy to make.
• Would you like a quick drink?
• It's quicker by train.
• Are you sure this is the quickest way?
• Have you finished already? That was quick!
• His quick thinking saved her life.
• He fired three shots in quick succession.
2. moving or doing something fast
• a quick learner
• The kids were quick to learn.
• She was quick (= too quick) to point out the mistakes I'd made.
• Don't be too quick to dismiss science fiction.
• Don't be so quick to judge unless you know all the facts.
• Her quick hands suddenly stopped moving.
• Try to be quick! We're late already.
• Once again, his quick wits (= ability to think quickly) got him out of an awkward situation.
• He's a quick study (= he learns quickly).

Extra Examples

• I was getting quite quick at putting up fences.
• We'd better be quick.
• He's a very quick worker.
3. happening very soon or without delay
• We need to make a quick decision.
• The company wants quick results.
• The doctor said she'd make a quick recovery.
• There isn’t a quick answer to this problem.
4. to be quick to understand or react in a new situation
• You can't fool him—he's always quick on the draw.
5. to be quick at pulling out a gun in order to shoot it
6. to be quick/slow to understand something
• Is he always this slow on the uptake?
7. to become angry easily
• SEE ALSO quick-tempered
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/quick-tempered
8. to earn money quickly and easily
• This is a long-term project. We are not out to make a quick buck.
9. used to describe something that is usually complicated, but is being done quickly and simply in this case
• Read our quick-and-dirty guide to creating a website.
10. fast/slow in reacting to a situation
• If you’re quick off the mark in answering these questions, you could win a prize.
• The government was slow off the mark in responding to the crisis.

Word Origin

• Old English cwic, cwicu ‘alive, animated, alert’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwiek ‘sprightly’ and German keck ‘saucy’, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin vivus ‘alive’ and Greek bios, zōē ‘life’.