Fast and Short

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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

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Short is a synonym for fast. In some cases you can use "Short" instead the word "Fast" as an adjective or an adverb or a noun.

Nearby Words: fasted, fasting

Short adjective - Not lasting for a considerable time.

Usage example: fortunately for those of us in the hot sun, the graduation speech was short and to the point

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Fast is a synonym for short. Sometimes you can use "Fast" instead the word "Short" as an adjective or an adverb or a noun.

Bodyline involved bowling very fast and short, bouncing the ball toward the batsman's shoulder, and keeping several fielders close in behind him to catch him out if he attempted to play it.

Source: Series / Bodyline
After that he's equally fast and short as monkey, but since his body is as thin as it gets, he has a smaller hitbox.

Source: Lethal Joke Character
Stalked by the Bell: The game spawns fast and short (thus elusive) Baiters to hunt down lollygagging players.

Source: Video Game / Defender

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