Speedy Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

The meaning of SPEEDY is marked by swiftness of motion or action; also : prompt. How to use speedy in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Speedy. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut speedy adjective SaveWord \ˈspē-dē \ speedier;speediest Definitionofspeedy :markedbyswiftnessofmotionoraction also :promptsense2 OtherWordsfromspeedy Synonyms&Antonyms ChoosetheRightSynonym ExampleSentences LearnMoreAboutspeedy OtherWordsfromspeedy speedily \ ˈspē-​də-​lē \ adverb speediness \ ˈspē-​dē-​nəs \ noun Synonyms&Antonymsforspeedy Synonyms blistering, breakneck, breathless, brisk, dizzy, fast, fleet, fleet-footed, flying, galloping, hasty, hot, lightning, nippy, quick, rapid, rapid-fire, rattling, snappy, splitting, swift, whirlwind, zippy Antonyms slow VisittheThesaurusforMore  ChoosetheRightSynonymforspeedy fast,rapid,swift,fleet,quick,speedy,hasty,expeditiousmeanmoving,proceeding,oractingwithcelerity.fastandrapidareverycloseinmeaning,butfastappliesparticularlytothethingthatmoves fasthorses andrapidtothemovementitself. rapidcurrent swiftsuggestsgreatrapiditycoupledwitheaseofmovement. returnedtheballwithoneswiftstroke fleetaddstheimplicationoflightnessandnimbleness. fleetrunners quicksuggestspromptnessandthetakingoflittletime. aquickwit speedyimpliesquicknessofsuccessfulaccomplishment speedydeliveryofmail andmayalsosuggestunusualvelocity.hastysuggestshurryandprecipitousnessandoftenconnotescarelessness. ahastyinspection expeditioussuggestsefficiencytogetherwithrapidityofaccomplishment. theexpeditioushandlingofanorder ExamplesofspeedyinaSentence Theywishedheraspeedyrecovery. aspeedyworkerbutnotaverycarefulone,unfortunately RecentExamplesontheWeb Smallbusinessesacrossthecountry,suchasUniontowninOhio,arestrugglingtofindandretainworkersaspandemic-eraworkforcereshufflingandtherecentsurgeinCOVID-19casesfromtheDeltavariantdashedhopesofaspeedyeconomicrecovery. — EmmaDavis,Fortune,15Oct.2021 Thedeltavariant’ssurge—andlargepocketsofresistancetogetthevaccine—haveraisedquestionsaboutthecountry’sabilitytostageaspeedyrecovery. — WashingtonPost,8Oct.2021 Mostcommentsweresympatheticandwishedhischildaspeedyrecovery. — JennyDeam,ProPublica,15Sep.2021 BraziliansoccerstarPeléiswishingforaspeedyrecoveryafterundergoingsurgeryearlierthismonth. — DanHeching,PEOPLE.com,13Sep.2021 WeareoverwhelmedbythesupportforTylerandthewishesforhisfullandspeedyrecoveryfromfansandthebaseballcommunityalike. — orlandosentinel.com,5June2021 ForBritain,theAstraZenecavaccinehasbecomeahugesourceofnationalpride,andthebackboneofthecountry’sspeedyinoculationprogram. — NewYorkTimes,7Apr.2021 TheJamesonWilliams67-yardtouchdownthatlookedlikeabustinazonedefenseandthespeedyjuniorjustblewawayaseeminglygoodtacklingangle. — MichaelCasagrande|[email protected],al,6Dec.2021 Theclassalsoincludespledgesfromthree-starspeedywidereceiversJordanAnthonyandBrandonWhite. — JonHale,TheCourier-Journal,6Dec.2021 Theseexamplesentencesareselectedautomaticallyfromvariousonlinenewssourcestoreflectcurrentusageoftheword'speedy.'ViewsexpressedintheexamplesdonotrepresenttheopinionofMerriam-Websteroritseditors.Sendusfeedback. SeeMore FirstKnownUseofspeedy 14thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedabove LearnMoreAboutspeedy Sharespeedy PosttheDefinitionofspeedytoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofspeedyonTwitter TimeTravelerforspeedy Thefirstknownuseofspeedywas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearspeedy speedwell speedy speedycut SeeMoreNearbyEntries  PhrasesRelatedtospeedy speedyrecovery Statisticsforspeedy LastUpdated 20Dec2021 Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Speedy.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/speedy.Accessed20Dec.2021. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforspeedy speedy adjective EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofspeedy :movingorabletomovequickly:fastorquick :happeningquickly SeethefulldefinitionforspeedyintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary speedy adjective \ˈspē-dē \ speedier;speediest KidsDefinitionofspeedy :movingortakingplacefast Shemadeaspeedyrecovery. 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