Phrase Hound found 104 phrases and 90 compound words that contain quick. The most common are listed below. Open quick in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 104
- quick-and-dirtyDone or constructed in a hasty, approximate, temporarily adequate manner, but not exact, fully formed, or reliable for a long period of time.
- Quick search
- cut to the quickTo hurt a person deeply, especially emotionally.
- Quick Response
- Quick reference
- quick matchA pyrotechnic fuse consisting of a cotton string, coated with black powder, confined in a paper tube.
- Quick Look
- quick as a flashExtremely quick.
- quick linksplural of quick link: A special type of bicycle chain link that allows the chain to be opened and closed quickly.
- quick brown foxAn instance of the phrase “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog”.
- quick linkA special type of bicycle chain link that allows the chain to be opened and closed quickly.
- quick timeA fast marching pace of 120 thirty-inch steps per minute.
- quick studyOne who is capable of learning at a fast pace; a fast learner.
- quick fixA simple solution; an easy way out.
- quick-change artistAn entertainer whose performances involve rapid changes of costume.
- quick response teamSynonym of police tactical unit (PTU) / tactical squad / SWAT.
- real quickQuickly, right away.
- right quickused to soften a statement or request by suggesting it won’t take much time
- quick-fireHaving one thing coming rapidly after another.
- double-quickThe double time, a marching cadence (pace) approaching running speed.
- quick time eventAn interactive cut scene-like sequence in a video game where the player has a limited time in which to push a button, or sequence of buttons, displayed on screen.
- quick-writeA short piece of writing, typically a few sentences long, assigned to students to help them to summarize a concept.
- quick breadA type of bread which is leavened with agents other than yeast (such as baking soda plus an acid) and thus rises more quickly.
- get-rich-quickOf a scheme, claiming to provide large profits quickly, with no realistic chance of success, in order to lure gullible investment victims.
- quick on the drawCharacterized by rapid response, as to a verbal remark or to a new situation; quick to act.
Compound words 90
- squidAny of several carnivorous marine cephalopod mollusks, of the order Teuthida, having a mantle, eight arms, and a pair of tentacles
- quickenSenses relating to life or states of activity.
- quicksandWet sand that appears firm but in which things readily sink, often found near rivers or coasts.
- quicknessrapidity of movement or activity; agility or dexterity
- quickstartA guide or manual intended to get a user rapidly acquainted with a program or system.
- quickdrawA set of two carabiners connected by a strap.
- quicklimeCalcium oxide, which is produced by heating (calcining) limestone and gives slaked lime on treatment with water.
- quickstepA fast foxtrot noted for its complex and intricate footwork.
- quicksortA sorting algorithm that operates by recursively partitioning the items to be sorted into two sets.
- BisquickAlternative letter-case form of bisquick.