Fast
Fast adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.
Usage example: after a fast explanation of the procedure, we were turned loose to do the work
Long
Common collocations
| sense | fast sense | long sense |
Both words in one sentence
- The Missile Boats are the logical successor to Torpedo Boats, substituting the slow, short-ranged torpedoes of WWII for the fast, long-ranged missiles of today.
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Fast Tunneler: In one comic strip, a character known as Mole can evidently escape his cell by burrowing long distances in a short amount of time, under highly improbable circumstances.
Source: Magazine / MAD aka: Mad Magazine -
He starts with a fast, low-powered, short-range short bow, but can alter it to longer-range, higher-powered, but slower long bow.
Source: Video Game / Vindictus
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Long and Fast. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fast/long
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Long or Fast. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fast/long.
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