quick-release (C1)
adjective
Definition
quick-release means moving with speed, rapidity or swiftness, or capable of doing so; rapid; fast. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.
Examples
The writer described the response as quick-release.
A quick-release tone can change the mood of a conversation.
The situation became quick-release after the announcement.
How to Use quick-release
- quick-release + noun (collocation)
- Use quick-release before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a quick-release reaction."
- become quick-release (collocation)
- Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became quick-release near the end."
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