speedy

adjective

/ˈspiːdi/

(comparative speedier, superlative speediest)

happening or done quickly or without delay迅速的；尽快的 synonym rapid
- We wish you a speedy recovery (= from an illness or injury).我们祝愿你早日康复。
- a speedy reply即时的答复
moving or working very quickly快速的；高速的
- speedy computers高速计算机
Which Word? fast / quick / rapid
fast / quick / rapidThese adjectives are frequently used with the following nouns:
fast ~ quick ~ rapid ~
car glance change
train look growth
bowler reply increase
pace decision decline
lane way progress
- Fast is used especially to describe a person or thing that moves or is able to move at great speed.fast 尤用以描述高速运动的人或事物。
- Quick is more often used to describe something that is done in a short time or without delay.quick 较常用以描述迅速或立即完成的事。
- Rapid, swift and speedy are more formal words.rapid、swift 和 speedy 较正式。
- Rapid is most commonly used to describe the speed at which something changes. It is not used to describe the speed at which something moves or is done:
  a rapid train
  We had a rapid coffee.
- Swift usually describes something that happens or is done quickly and immediately:
  a swift decision迅即作出的决定
  The government took swift action.政府立即采取了行动。
- Speedy has a similar meaning:speedy 与 swift 意思相近：
  a speedy recovery.迅速恢复。
  It is used less often to talk about the speed at which something moves:
  a speedy car.
- For the use of fast and quick as adverbs, note at quick.关于 fast 和 quick 作副词的用法，见词条 quick 的用法说明。