Fast and Long

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 is an antonym for fast.

Nearby Words: fasted, fasting

Long

Long adjective - Of great extent from end to end.

Fast is an antonym for long in short topic.

Nearby Word: longed

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.
  • Magazine / MAD aka: Mad Magazine 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.
  • Video Game / Vindictus He starts with a fast, low-powered, short-range short bow, but can alter it to longer-range, higher-powered, but slower long bow.
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