quick vs slow

Definitions

adjective

1. performed with little or no delay
2. accomplished rapidly and without delay
3. easily aroused or excited
4. hurried and brief
5. apprehending and responding with speed and sensitivity

noun

1. any area of the body that is highly sensitive to pain (as the flesh underneath the skin or a fingernail or toenail)

adverb

1. with little or no delay

Examples

Davis looked up and gave a signal of approval, and after a quick bow, the pair of messengers was gone.

I have seen far too many people give up too quickly on their programs after a few short weeks.

The quick touch buttons on the top are not really "touchable," you have to smudge (grind) the button a little to use it.

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Definitions

adjective

1. (used of timepieces) indicating a time earlier than the correct time
2. (of business) not active or brisk
3. not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
4. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
5. at a slow tempo

verb

1. lose velocity; move more slowly
2. cause to proceed more slowly
3. become slow or slower

adverb

1. of timepieces
2. without speed (`slow' is sometimes used informally for `slowly')

Examples

He slowly depressed the plunger and once the syringe was empty, withdrew the needle and stepped back.

A spokesman said: ‘Snow will continue through the day with a few dry interludes and it will slowly improve by the afternoon with snow turning more showery.’

Fructose is absorbed more slowly than glucose and galactose.

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