Creeping
Creeping adjective - Moving or proceeding at less than the normal, desirable, or required speed.
Usage example: at this creeping pace of progress we'll never have the float ready for the parade
Quick
Quick adjective - Having or showing the ability to respond without delay or hesitation.
Usage example: she's a quick wit, always ready with a pun or joke when the moment calls for one
Both words in one sentence
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Early-Bird Cameo: The second of two chapters added to the Extended Cut "Creeping Flesh", lets you catch a quick glimpse of "Scream Train"'s boss, the Crawler.
- The second episode, "The Creeping Creatures", has a trip to nearby Gatorsburg and a quick capture of some (fake) gator people, but the important part looked like a throwaway scene at first.
Source: Innocuously Important Episode
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